Comments on: For This Deep-Sea Animal, Oxygen-Free Is the Way to Be

By: cod

cod — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 12:47:06 +0000

which region the cod live and what is the specialty of cod

By: Jizz Stain

Jizz Stain — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 20:57:43 +0000

I want that millimetre thing in my coc

By: Vex

Vex — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 18:04:46 +0000

Lily –

With all due respect, how do you figure on “taking care of” and “protecting” organisms that exist 10,000 feet below the sea, in an environment not suited for any other multi-celled organism known?

I would say that this hardy creature has already found a way to evolve and flourish in it’s environment without human interference or protection.

I agree that this is an extremely special creature – but rather than being so eagar to “protect” it, we should marvel at this discovery and be eager to continue our search for other amazing creatures. This is an incredibly important discovery towards our understanding of just how resilient life can be!

By: Lily

Lily — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 21:16:14 +0000

That is awesome! I can’t believe they can survive without oxygen. These are very special creatures that we should take care of and protect.

By: JJ

JJ — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:32:41 +0000

I know I could probably find this out if I read more, but do they have mitochondria at all, or have they lost them completely like some of the parasitic protists?

By: Lucas

Lucas — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 14:27:30 +0000

This is amazing and also disheartening. Disheartening because so many of us believe that life cannot exist without water and oxygen. We forget though that we’re more alien than the “aliens” that we are trying to discover. It would be like a creature who breaths a harmful gas, like methane thinking it’s crazy that we breath oxygen. When really, it’s found on so many planets and moons. We’re not special because we’re the only ones living in this solar system, we’re dumb thinking that we are.

By: Wsa

Wsa — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 08:21:55 +0000

“There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy”

I usually do not comment scientific blogs by quoting Shakespeare – but hey, this is a thrilling find! And by Italian scientists! It’s the first time I’m once again proud of my country since the last football World Cup!

By: AlexB

AlexB — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 00:34:58 +0000

amazing! now,
TO EUROPA!

By: Ken Lee

Ken Lee — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 23:26:56 +0000

Anything is possible, sometimes our view on what’s possible is way too narrow.

By: Torah Kachur

Torah Kachur — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:47:28 +0000

Once again – the power of evolution is incredible and cannot be categorized. Every time humans try to classify something we always find exceptions to the rule. What’s next – non-cellular life? Extraterrestrial life?