13 Nov
For the love of Jellyfish
Author: admin
Florida to visit family & friends during winter vacations. I remember walking very carefully so as not to pop the Portuguese man-of-war jellyfish washed ashore on Miami beach. If you go there, and you disregard the Yellow Flag with black jellyfish
warning you about Portuguese man-of-war, and decide to go swimming, you may want to see this video from Captain Joe Bruni about
“First Aid Tips : How to Treat Jellyfish Stings”
After watching these hypnotic and colorful creatures, it’s amazing to find out last month info was presented at the Society for Neuroscience that gave data about the ability of aequorin, a jellyfish-derived protein, to protect neurons in those who have suffered a stroke. This “Jellyfish May Help People that have Strokes Highlight” started by Osamu Shimomura, Roger Tsien and Martin Chalfie’s huge body of research work which won them the 2008 Nobel Prize for Chemistry.
by Sondra Faye © For more Jellyfish information:
Bioluminescence and other factoids about Aequorea, a hydromedusa
GIANT JELLYFISH PICTURES: Japan‘s Nomura Invasion on National Geographic
