Genpets

A new 'product' from Biotechnology company Bio.Genica:
From their website:

Rethink Nature
Nature has never been a closed system, nor has it ever been balanced - we as a species have been affecting it for thousands of years. It has been our inspiration, and by choosing the best it has to offer we have been able to create absolute perfection. Patenting of living systems has become slowly accepted as our outlook on life has changed. As it is obvious that Genpets� have never, and would never exist in nature, it seems silly to even question them as a patented technology.

Unlike other domesticated pets, Genpets� have not been torn from their natural environment and forced to quickly adapt to a foreign habitat; instead, they are fulfilling a pre-designed destiny. Now doesn�t bioengineering nature make far more sense? Nature to us, is nothing more than inspiration for rough parts. We have picked out the best of everything to create absolute perfection.

Before you start reaching for your credit card, this is the work of Canadian artist Adam Brandejs. Each Genpet is robotized so they move and twitch in their packaging. The heart rate monitor shows activity. Hat tip to we-make-money-not-art for the link...