Fluorescent fish. A researcher studies fry of the Japanese rice fish (Oryzias latipes) with a fluorescence microscope. Genetically modified fish and a
Fluorescent fish. A researcher studies fry of the Japanese rice fish (Oryzias latipes) with a fluorescence microscope. Genetically modified fish and amphibians have been developed as a method of detecting and quantifying the presence of ceratin pollutants in water. They have been modified to fluoresce in the presence of endocrine disruptors. Here, the liver of the fish which was exposed to pollutants glows bright green. The other fish was exposed to pollutant-free water as a control, and does not fluoresce .
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