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King crabs invade Antarctica, could jeopardize cures for disease
University of Alabama at Birmingham ^
| April 8, 2011
| Marie Sutton
Posted on 04/11/2011 1:57:34 PM PDT by EveningStar
...Antarctic clams, snails and brittle stars, because of adaptation to their environment, have soft shells and have never had to fight shell-crushing predators. “You can take an Antarctic clam and crush it with your hands,” McClintock said. They could be the main prey for these crabs, he said.
Loss of unique mollusks could jeopardize organisms with disease-fighting compounds, McClintock said. Sea squirts, for example, produce an agent that fights skin cancer. If the crabs eat them, it could bring McClintock’s research with that organism to a halt...
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TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Science
KEYWORDS: antarctica; globalwarming; goebelswarming; junkscience; kingcrabs; moonbat
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To: EveningStar
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posted on
04/11/2011 1:59:39 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
To: EveningStar
Yet another example of survival of the fittest. Who are we humans to interfere with that?
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posted on
04/11/2011 2:00:23 PM PDT
by
pnh102
(Regarding liberalism, always attribute to malice what you think can be explained by stupidity. - Me)
To: cripplecreek
OH MAN you beat me to it LOL!
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posted on
04/11/2011 2:04:33 PM PDT
by
SevenofNine
("We are Freepers, all your media belong to us ,resistance is futile")
To: EveningStar
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posted on
04/11/2011 2:05:05 PM PDT
by
Bean Counter
(Stout Hearts!!)
To: EveningStar
Well, finally a researcher who has not gotten a global warming study grant! Better luck next year fella.
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posted on
04/11/2011 2:05:05 PM PDT
by
blackdog
(The mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make it stop)
To: pnh102
Who are we humans to interfere with that? I, for one, think we have a duty to the environment to interfere with the King crab invasion. Move them out of Antarctica--and onto my dinner plate.
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posted on
04/11/2011 2:05:35 PM PDT
by
Opinionated Blowhard
("The time will come when Winter will ask you what you were doing all Summer" -- Henry Clay)
To: EveningStar
“We ran transects up the slope and discovered hundreds and hundreds of king crabs, which could translate into millions across broad expanses of coastal Antarctica,” he said. “They are adults, males and females. They appear healthy and have all the ingredients needed to produce a healthy population.” Mayhaps the article details whether these are different than Alaskan King Crabs (and I somehow missed it) but if NOT, this is hardly a problem but a huge benefit, considering what those little buggers (and one of my all time favorite foods, which I can afford only occasionally) costs.
Naturally, I didn't miss whereby (like every other ill in the world) this is blamed on GORE-BULL WARMING and eeevil tourist, i.e. "HUMANS!".
My only surprise is that they didn't blame this on Bush!
To: EveningStar
Send up a couple cases of Old Bay and butter! Problem solved!
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posted on
04/11/2011 2:09:56 PM PDT
by
4yearlurker
(I can't afford anymore hope and change!!!!)
To: EveningStar
Utter and complete geology FAIL.
The earth has warmed until it was devoid of ice entirely several times in the geological record.
There is nothing new under the sun.
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posted on
04/11/2011 2:10:02 PM PDT
by
MrEdd
(Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
To: EveningStar
I weep for the Arctic Sea Squirts. Poor guys!
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posted on
04/11/2011 2:13:24 PM PDT
by
Cicero
To: Cicero
That looks like a lemon. . . . . . Lemon and King Crab . . . . . Yummmmmmmm.
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posted on
04/11/2011 2:14:54 PM PDT
by
Opinionated Blowhard
("The time will come when Winter will ask you what you were doing all Summer" -- Henry Clay)
To: EveningStar
This article looks like a contest to see how many times the word “could” can be used.
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posted on
04/11/2011 2:15:24 PM PDT
by
EGPWS
(Trust in God, question everyone else)
To: pnh102
“Who are we humans to interfere with that?”
How did the crabs get into that envrionment?
To: EveningStar
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posted on
04/11/2011 2:19:53 PM PDT
by
Doc Savage
("I've shot people I like a lot more,...for a lot less!" Raylan Givins)
To: USFRIENDINVICTORIA
“How did the crabs get into that envrionment?”
They took a left at Albuquerque?
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posted on
04/11/2011 2:26:12 PM PDT
by
bitterohiogunclinger
(Proudly casting a heavy carbon footprint as I clean my guns ---)
To: EveningStar
...could jeopardize cures for disease Could also jeopardize the spread of some new, incurable obnoxious disease, as well. These brainiacs ever think of that?
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posted on
04/11/2011 2:29:49 PM PDT
by
Cyber Liberty
(Oh, well, any excuse to buy a new gun is good enough for me.)
To: USFRIENDINVICTORIA
To: pnh102 “Who are we humans to interfere with that?”
How did the crabs get into that envrionment?
Toilet seat
To: EveningStar
How about King Crab season all year long? Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm!!
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posted on
04/11/2011 2:30:43 PM PDT
by
Georgia Girl 2
(The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
To: EveningStar
Send them north..I can boil water and I've got lots of butter.
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posted on
04/11/2011 2:54:26 PM PDT
by
JPG
("2012 Can't Come Soon Enough" - Sarah Palin)
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