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What Became of the Glowing Green Bunny?
What do you get if you cross a bunny rabbit, some jellyfish genes and a madcap Brazilian bio-artist? Alba, the glowing green rabbit. Yes, we know, it's an oldie, but it's a goodie too, and one that's worth retelling, if only to see what became of the bunny. In 2000, artist Eduardo Kac commissioned a French genetics lab to make his genetically modified creation by implanting the albino rabbit with Green Fluorescent Protein from a type of jellyfish.
Continue reading...The Terrifying Truth About Jellyfish
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
They are a dash of colour on the high seas, bringing both beauty and death wherever they go. Largely ignored by science for decades these poorly-understood creatures have recently been in the news for all the wrong reasons. Scientists have begun asking questions about jellyfish, and the answers may just undermine what we think we know about the origins of diversity on earth...
Continue reading...All Hail Robo-Jellyfish!
Friday, October 31, 2008
Inspired by one of the most misunderstood animals of the marine world – the graceful jellyfish, leading electronics company, Festo have designed and created a pneumatic version of the gelatinous creature that moves remarkably like the real thing. There have been a number of other versions floating about over the past few years but none that have caught our attention as much as this mechanical offering.
Continue reading...Science: We Were Wrong, And We Can’t Explain This
Friday, April 11, 2008
As so often happens in research, years and years of effort have been expended operating under the assumption that the sea sponge is the animal at the base of the “tree of life”, only to find out that that assumption is completely wrong. Image from Charlene S-J on [...]
Continue reading...Britain Readies Itself for Future Jellyfish Attacks
Sunday, January 13, 2008
After a massive swarm of mauve stinger jellyfish wiped out £1 million worth of salmon in a Northern Ireland fish farm, the British government has launched emergency measures to protect their citizens from the purple creatures. The government fears the swarms of jellyfish could return to British waters [...]
Continue reading...Jellyfish Swarm Destroys Salmon Farm
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Northern Ireland’s only salmon farm has been wiped out by a freak jellyfish attack that destroyed the company’s entire stock of more than 100,000 fish. Managing director John Russell of Northern Salmon Co. Ltd. said: “In 30 years, I’ve never seen anything like
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Friday, July 10, 2009
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