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Scientists gave octopuses ecstasy and it revealed a secret genetic link to humans
News.com.au ^
| Sept 21, 2018
| Nick Whigham
Posted on 09/21/2018 11:13:49 AM PDT by ETL
SCIENTISTS gave the popular party drug MDMA to a group of octopuses and the results were completely unexpected and reveal a hidden link to humans
SCIENTISTS have discovered what happens when you give the party drug MDMA to an octopus, and say the animals surprising reaction has amazing implications.
A team of researchers in the US decided to give a group of octopuses MDMA, often referred to as ecstasy or Molly to see how it would alter their behaviour.
After being dosed, the sea creatures become much more social, friendly and interested in others.
It made the animals normally anti-social creatures want to gather together, hug, and touch each other in a curious fashion.
Remarkably, they exhibited much the same behaviour as humans do when taking the drug that produces feeling of euphoria and a desire for social connection. And thats the surprising part.
As the researchers pointed out, human and octopus lineages are separated by over 500 million years of evolution and show divergent anatomical patterns of brain organisation. In terms of our nervous system, we could hardly be more different.
The purpose of the study was for scientists at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Massachusetts to work out if octopuses and humans shared any genetic links.
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Science; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: godsgravesglyphs; helixmakemineadouble; mdma; octopodes; vaulttec
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To: Red Badger
Absolutely fascinating! Great story.
The stuff we don’t know.
To: RegulatorCountry
I was picturing a cute little one and that I could be sober. And there would be other sober people around and more stoned octopuses. And maybe a catered buffet, no seafood, that would be rude.
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posted on
09/21/2018 3:38:54 PM PDT
by
Yaelle
To: ETL; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; 2ndDivisionVet; ...
Thanks ETL.
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posted on
09/21/2018 11:57:24 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
To: RegulatorCountry
Do you really want to party with an octopus in a touchy-feely mood? How is this different than a frequent teenaged girl's dating experience?
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posted on
09/22/2018 1:43:20 AM PDT
by
null and void
(The big problem is that the republicans don't keep their campaign promises and the democrats do!)
To: null and void
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posted on
09/22/2018 1:57:23 AM PDT
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null and void
(The big problem is that the republicans don't keep their campaign promises and the democrats do!)
To: Norski
Thanx for posting. This is great.
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posted on
09/22/2018 3:11:37 AM PDT
by
vannrox
(The Preamble to the Bill of Rights - without it, our Bill of Rights is meaningless!)
To: Red Badger
I said ooh girl
Shock me like an electric eel
Baby girl
Turn me on with your electric feel
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posted on
09/22/2018 3:29:48 AM PDT
by
Theophilus
(Repent)
To: Red Badger
We finally took him out to the bay and set him free, but he never calls and nev er writesLove it! Thanks.
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09/22/2018 3:44:12 AM PDT
by
Theophilus
(Repent)
To: SunkenCiv
Are the octopi available for sale to consumers afterwards?
They taste like half-baked chicken
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posted on
09/22/2018 10:16:42 AM PDT
by
wildbill
(Quis Custodiet ipsos custodes? Who watches the watchmen?)
To: chajin
Isnt the plural octopi?
Yeah, like in #octopiwallstreet ?
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posted on
09/22/2018 10:20:29 AM PDT
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: tet68
Isnt the plural octopi?
Yeah, like in #octopiwallstreet ?OK, that there's funny :-)
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09/22/2018 11:04:34 AM PDT
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chajin
("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
To: wildbill
I had it at a Greek restaurant in my teens, and enjoyed it. Calamari (tiny whole squid) that I tried in my thirties didn’t have any flavor, and chewed like a shoe sole.
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09/22/2018 12:34:59 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
(www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
To: SunkenCiv
To: ETL
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posted on
09/22/2018 6:48:08 PM PDT
by
CJ Wolf
(Free)
To: ETL
That’s pretty much what humans do...roll over with tentacles...er, legs akimbo.
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posted on
09/22/2018 6:58:53 PM PDT
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PLMerite
("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too." - Robert Conquest)
To: colorado tanker
I agree, but OTOH, I'm a sucker for a good octopus story.
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09/22/2018 11:24:29 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: Keyhopper
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posted on
09/24/2018 6:11:33 AM PDT
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Red Badger
(Q..........................Future Proves Past..............WWG1WGA.....................)
To: ETL
The Woodstock couple today...
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09/24/2018 6:18:59 AM PDT
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newfreep
("INSIDE EVERY PROGRESSIVE IS A TOTALITARIAN SCREAMING TO GET OUT" @HOROWITZ39, DAVID HOROWITZ)
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