In November 2003, these glowing fish were selected by Time magazine as one of the year's 40 coolest inventions. This biotechnology breakthrough was the only invention from Taiwan listed along with amazing international inventions such as an invisibility cloak, skydiver wings, salmon-skin leather swimwear, a nasal-mist flu shot, and the Qrio robot.
魚躍龍門二○○三年十一月，這隻螢光魚獲選為時代周刊全球年度最勁爆的四十項發明之一，與「隱身雨衣」、「飛人翅膀」、「魚皮泳裝」、「流感疫苗噴劑」、「機器人 Qrio」… … 等世界級酷炫發明並列，是其中唯一來自台灣的生物技術類發明。