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Despite the disappointing absence of jammies, the atmosphere at The Living Room, located on Atlantic Ave. near the Aquarium, was cozy. We were given the choice of two eating areas, the bar area and the sit-down restaurant room, but stiff dining room chairs just aren’t appealing that early in the morning. We opted for the roomy bar area, where six or seven comfy couches and a number of easy chairs bask in streams of natural light. A big screen television in the corner projects the latest CNBC headlines. Across the room are two empty bars with...
...zebrafish looks like any other run of the mill aquarium-inhabitant—a small, glittery swimmer suited to the fishbowl world of a childhood pet. But to Gund Professor of Neuroscience John E. Dowling, this fish represents a living window into the complex interactions between vision and the brain...
Want to add some pizazz to your aquarium? A Taiwanese scientist has devised a way to make otherwise colorless fish glow neon green in the dark. Professor H.J. Tsai at National Taiwan University works this biological magic by injecting a protein extracted from jellyfish into the fertilized eggs of rice fish. He also uses a protein from coral to make fish glow a vibrant reddish pink. Opponents of genetic engineering fear that these creatures could crossbreed with wild species, creating glowing schools of Frankenfish. To keep them from spreading their shining DNA, the distributor, Taikong International, sterilizes them...
...tongue. Information: Namjatown, World Import Mart 2F, Sunshine City (10 minutes from Ikebukuro Station). Adults $2.75, kids $2; tel: (81-3) 5950-0765 Cape Town: Waterfront, Scratch Patch Take a water taxi from the foreshore or a boat trip around the docks, then visit the Two Oceans Aquarium that has supervised areas where the kids can get up close and personal with starfish and octopi. At Scratch Patch across the road, they can wade through a treasure cave of semiprecious stones - and even collect a bagful. Information: Near the town center. Aquarium $3.50 for kids; Scratch Patch entrance free...
...CAPE TOWN: WATERFRONT, SCRATCH PATCH Take a water taxi from the foreshore or a boat trip around the docks, then visit the Two Oceans Aquarium that has supervised areas where the kids can get up close and personal with starfish and octopi. At Scratch Patch across the road, they can wade through a treasure cave of semiprecious stones?and even collect a bagful. information: Near the town center. Aquarium $3.50 for kids; Scratch Patch entrance free, gem bag from $10; www.aquarium.co.za...