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...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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Coolest Inventions: Light And Dark | 11/17/2003 | See Source »

...taikong (coxswain) beats in a drum in tempo at the front, with an oarsman at the rear...

Author: By Richard L. Callan, | Title: Crew Team Races Dragon Boats in Hong Kong | 6/24/1984 | See Source »

...major difference is the boats, with the dragon version 43 feet long, 5 feet wide and 22 inches high. It also carries up to 24 rowers, along with a taikong(coxswain) who beats a drum in tempo and an oarsman at the rear...

Author: By Richard L. Callan, | Title: The Far Eastern sprints | 6/7/1984 | See Source »

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