tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18754958.post115285369008970048..comments2024-01-05T11:20:47.217-08:00Comments on Perceiving Wholes: The Jellyfish TakeoverJane Shevtsovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13689631181076302842noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18754958.post-20766772303000217382007-07-09T06:35:00.000-07:002007-07-09T06:35:00.000-07:00You know, some good might possibly come of all thi...You know, some good might possibly come of all this. Apparently, Kiminori Ushida (google for "jellyfish poulation explosion" and click the ScienceDaily link) and some fellow scientists have found a way to extract large quantities of mucin out of these critters (they ARE mostly slime) for use in commercial products. Perhaps if we overfish the jellyfish, we could bring the fish population back to normal, and make money in the process!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18754958.post-1153464154189820182006-07-20T23:42:00.000-07:002006-07-20T23:42:00.000-07:00LOL! I know the jellyfish aren't mutants or anythi...LOL! I know the jellyfish aren't mutants or anything, but I wonder if it's possible to find a connection between the bloom and the power plant. If the Japanese bloom is due to overfishing, it's partly caused by the prosperity enabled by (and causing the need for) readily available electricity.Jane Shevtsovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13689631181076302842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18754958.post-1153419495025105892006-07-20T11:18:00.000-07:002006-07-20T11:18:00.000-07:00On a related note, A mass of jellyfish forced a J...On a related note, <A HREF="http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/07/20/japan.jellyfish.reut/index.html" REL="nofollow"> A mass of jellyfish forced a Japanese nuclear power plant to slow part of its output this week after the slimy creatures blocked up the plant's seawater cooling system.</A>Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12562625602966956096noreply@blogger.com