An Animal That Lives Without Oxygen 166
Julie188 writes "Scientists have found the first multicellular animals that apparently live entirely without oxygen. The creatures reside deep in one of the harshest environments on earth: the Mediterranean Ocean's L'Atalante basin, which contains salt brine so dense that it doesn't mix with the oxygen-containing waters above."
Strange (Score:4, Insightful)
I find it odd that the article mentions absolutely NOTHING about the implications of this discovery as it pertains to life on other planets.
Re:Strange (Score:2, Insightful)
I find it odd that TFA is only about twice as long as the summary.
If it is under 300 words, it's not a real article and I can admit I read it right?
The naivety of mankind (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:Been there...done that! (Score:3, Insightful)
I think this might be more in line with an organism that doesn't use O2, rather than one that does but can exist for periods of time without it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methanogen
Re:Strange (Score:3, Insightful)
Also, the rule of "Pictures or it didn't happen" should apply... right?
Re:Unsurprising (Score:4, Insightful)
Re:Been there...done that! (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:Strange (Score:3, Insightful)
Not really accurate (Score:2, Insightful)
Water is 89% oxygen by weight.
Re:Strange (Score:2, Insightful)
Global oxygenation killed it.
Re:It is an entrenched thought (Score:3, Insightful)
I think that being forthright about these things really separates valuable, tolerant people from the assholes. People who are bigoted, or the sort you talk about that think men are stereotypically unrestrained, sex-crazed pigs who can't be trusted (or that being bi just means you haven't "made up your mind" and are likely to change horses midstream and leave them), need to be culled from any sort of pool of serious relationships anyway. They are essentially insulting and demeaning by their very opinions, as though who you are and what you like automatically makes you untrustworthy, disloyal, and otherwise deficient of character. I don't associate with such people.