Posted on 08/10/2010 12:27:42 AM PDT by neverdem
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Drat.
They’ve uncovered our secret plan for world domination!
But you have GREEN power from the SUN! How crunchy granola cool is that?
Why only the pix of the eggs, not the TEM scans of the cells?
Maybe the eggs are far more picturesque.
Maybe so.. I wonder what Newt thinks of his “relatives”?
I wonder if that was a mistype. It isn't unusual to find mitochondria in the cells, since all eukaryotic cells have them. OTOH, finding chloroplasts in the salamander cells would be very surprising.
Also, the article overstates the significance of foreign biological material living symbiotically within the body. Many species of bacteria live on and within the body. They protect us from infection. E. coli (and maybe other species) makes vitamin K that we need to survive. What *is* significant is that the symbiotic organism is photosynthetic.
Both mitochondria and chloroplasts are thought to be ancient bacteria that took up residence inside eukaryotes. Although incapable of independent life, they still function like bacteria.
I don't think in either of those cases that the "foreign" party lives "within" cells, but external to them.
You only read the excerpt. The full sentence is:
“Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images showed mitochondria in the salamander cells clustering close to the algae. “
Waaaay cool but we were the only species capable of actually making Green Energy work and we *weren’t* going to share.
Curse those infernal meddling scientists!
Now, we’ll have to go to Plan B.
[don’t ask....it’s simply too horrible for the human mind to even contemplate]
Laugh while you still can, silly mammal.
All too soon, you’ll be kneeling before your new Amphibian Overlords.
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Yeah. I thought you should know...
I believe Emilio Lizardo's uh, Salamando's line is "Laugha while-a you can, monkeyboy!"
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Thanks neverdem.The embryos produce nitrogen-rich waste that is useful to the algae, which, in turn, supply the developing embryos with extra oxygen.To all -- please ping me to other topics which are appropriate for the GGG list. |
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That works for me....:)
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