Scientists breed see-through goldfish
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Now anyone that has ever spent time in a life science or biology class has had to cut up some animal along the line. Some scientist in Japan have made steps to breed a type of goldfish to be a humane alternative to dissection, as well as a unique pet. It’s transparent, well its skin and scales are, but its enough to see the fishes heart, brain, and eyes. They can also grow to 5lbs and 10 inches in length.
The joint team of researchers at Mie University and Nagoya University in central Japan produced the ‘ryukin’ goldfish by picking mutant hatchery goldfish with pale skin and breeding them together
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