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...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...
...voters abide--but John Edwards and perhaps Wesley Clark seem more likely candidates for that role. Still, Lieberman's candidacy has instructional value on two grounds: his courage has made plain the cowardice of his opponents, and his faded policy positions have illuminated the waning of the Democrats' once vibrant moderate wing...
...began talking the wines around 1999, when chef David Bouley opened Danube, a New York City restaurant inspired by Viennese cookery with a wine list long on Veltliners. Says Bruce Sanderson, senior editor of Wine Spectator: "Chefs and sommeliers in top restaurants around the country love the unoaked and vibrant whites with food...
Still, most of these inclusions are vibrant and meaningful. One of them, which is particularly important given the novel’s race-conscious veneer, involves the black neighborhood kids’ singing of Wild Cherry’s “Play that Funky Music” to taunt the isolated Dylan’s whiteness. “At the very least, the song was the soundtrack to your destruction, the theme…[it] ought to be illegal,” Lethem writes, pinpointing the agony a single grade school taunt can impart on the impressionable mind...
...pleased to see students such as Matt DeBergalis run for the City Council. It would be a pleasure to serve with him on the Council and explore the new and vibrant ideas he has proposed...