JELLYFISH : Good VS Bad

Hi again.





In this post I want to share with you some interesting facts about jellyfish.


Some people might wonder what is the good thing of this stinging monster. It sting people and there's some cases people are dead because of the stings.


All of these are true but we must bear in mind that only the 'box jellyfish' that fatal to us.


Now let us see what's the good and bad of this jellys.






GOOD

1) Excellent marker gene by scientists. This gene can be switched on and the researcher is able to immediately see it working. Scientists in Australia have found this gene to be an invaluable tool in their research to find the most desirable gene that can be inserted in sugarcane plants so that it yields the healthiest sugar for consumers. The researchers feel that this gene will help them identify the best way, they can transfer a new gene into a particular plant, and also determine the best switches to turn it on and observe whether its working properly or not.

2) This jellyfish has proved helpful in understanding the working of immune system as well. Scientists have genetically manipulated immune system cells to produce the fluorescent jellyfish protein. This helps them to follow their movements in response to an infection. The Aequoria victoria species of jellyfish, found in north Pacific, emits a bioluminescent glow to startle predators. This glow it produces by green fluorescent protein (GFP). Molecular biologists have taken advantage of this protein, by splicing its gene, into different genes of a number of proteins, so as to produce luminous proteins that can be easily observed in living cells.

3) As a FOOD. Ya, its true ! It turns out that jellyfish have been eaten for a long time in Asia – and that they can be purchased from Thai and Chinese specialty markets around the world, including the US and Canada. The 2% of a jellyfish that isn’t water is all protein – but that surely is small return.

BAD

1) Fatal Stings. That for sure . Jellyfish is well-known because of this . The truth is , the stings is for their protection. The scenario is the same for all living things. It is in ou blood. As example, the lion has claws, big muscle body, loud roar - they use it to protect them self from other competitors, so do as a snake. They also have poison sting as their protection .

2) Jellyfish swarm. The huge schools of jellyfish that have increasingly accumulated each year around the world’s coastlines over the past few decades. Where overfishing occurs, especially in combination with areas where rivers dump excessive nutrients into coastal waters, ultimately depleting oxygen levels, jellyfish thrive. They don’t need much oxygen, and they can become the top predators in the ecosystem.

3) Increasing in jellyfish amount create problems for powerplant industries. The nomurai as example has cause the blockage to the turbin of the Japanese powerplant. This consume a lot of loss and problems to the industries world wide.