Blinky rocks!
Remember the three-eyed fish from The Simpsons? Thanks to new scientific advancements in genetics, we might soon have one for real... intentionally.

In Taiwan, they started selling the first genetically engineered fluorescent fish. The fish has a technical name of TK-1 -- sounds like some robot we would see in T3 or the ID number of a Stormtrooper (a la TK421).

Not for the mouths of babes.
It's a "decorative fish," so you're not supposed to eat it. I think it would make a good night light for some kid who's afraid of the dark or instead of having a night light in your bathroom you can have a big fish tank.

Just think soon you could have a Blinky of your own. Now that we've accomplished fluorescent fish, just think what other fish could we engineer for pets or food:

• Fish that taste like chicken cordon bleu
• Fish that are colored to match the décor, colors, and patterns of your house. (I can totally see Hilde Santo-Tomas gluing plaid fish to someon's ceiling on Trading Spaces.)
• Fish that can learn tricks: rollover, play dead, swim through a burning hoop.
• Fish that double as sex toys. Give them gerbils a break.
• Fish that you don't have to debone before you cook them. Unfortunate you would still have to clean them (which is way gross, one reason why I don't fish).
• Fish that talk; you know... cross one with some parrot DNA and Polly wants oyster cracker and can suddently recite dirty limericks at an alarming rate.

Blinky still rocks!
The possibilities are endless. Oh sure there are those who turn their noses up at anything that's genetically engineered. SNOBS. They will all be jealous when I have my own three-eyed goldfish.