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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 that’s 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: No-Sparkle Pony
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09/21/2018 11:34:53 AM PDT
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ETL
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To: Red Badger
Sounds like a game almost. He should have put lightweight toy building blocks in there and rearrange them periodically, to see what the octopus would make out of it.
To: chajin
Isn’t the plural “octopi”? Actually, it's octopodes. Octopus is Greek origin.
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09/21/2018 11:35:16 AM PDT
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seowulf
To: Telepathic Intruder
Well I read here recently that a restaurant owner in Maine is wanting to get his lobsters stoned before he steams them so they’ll be more laid back and happy as they die.
To: DBrow
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09/21/2018 11:37:36 AM PDT
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ETL
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To: RegulatorCountry
Octopi don’t live very long.........usually just long enough to breed the next generation..............
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09/21/2018 11:38:20 AM PDT
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Red Badger
(Q..........................Future Proves Past..............WWG1WGA.....................)
To: DBrow
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09/21/2018 11:39:22 AM PDT
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ETL
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To: ETL
How come octopi are allowed to have ecstasy but I’m not?
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09/21/2018 11:48:43 AM PDT
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pepsi_junkie
(Often wrong, but never in doubt!)
To: ETL
Do they wave their tentacles in the air like they just don’t care?
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09/21/2018 11:52:20 AM PDT
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Bullish
(My tagline ran off with another man.)
To: All
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09/21/2018 11:55:20 AM PDT
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ETL
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To: Bullish
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09/21/2018 11:56:27 AM PDT
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ETL
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To: ETL
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09/21/2018 11:57:41 AM PDT
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Vaquero
(Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
To: pepsi_junkie
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09/21/2018 11:59:35 AM PDT
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ETL
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To: ETL
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09/21/2018 12:01:58 PM PDT
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trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: Vaquero; All
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09/21/2018 12:02:39 PM PDT
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ETL
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To: ETL
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09/21/2018 12:02:41 PM PDT
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trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: Red Badger
Octopi are highly intelligent animals.
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09/21/2018 12:14:45 PM PDT
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ETL
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To: ETL
Did the octopus consent to the party drug or was it roofied #MeToo
To: ETL
To: ETL
>> Scientists gave octopuses ecstasy <<
Japanese scientists, to be sure.
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09/21/2018 12:39:45 PM PDT
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dangus
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