Category: fish

Study says climate change is starving the oceans of oxygen

Post author By Randall
Post date December 8, 2019
Categories In Climate, Climate Change, ecosystem, fish, gear, green, iucn, ocean, oceans, oxygen, Science, Tech, tomorrow

[ad_1] The report also warned that this could upset delicate ecological balances by favoring sealife tolerant of low oxygen, like microbes and jellyfish. Even “basic processes” on Earth like the cycling of nitrogen and phosphorous could suffer, the IUCN said. Nutrient pollution from farming and other sources is also a problem on coastlines, according to […]

Scientists make a lifelike robotic fish using multipurpose ‘blood’

Post author By Randall
Post date June 20, 2019
Categories In autonomous, Battery, blood, Design, fish, Power, propulsion, robotics, Robots, storage, synthetic, Tech, tomorrow

[ad_1] While typical robots carry bulky single-purpose parts to provide power, such as a battery or gears, the newly-developed lionfish has a unique circulatory system that provides both power and propulsion. The “blood” pumped around the system comprises an electrolyte solution that acts as both hydraulic fluid and energy storage. The result? A more lifelike […]

FDA removes restrictions on genetically modified salmon

Post author By Randall
Post date March 10, 2019
Categories In aquabounty, aquadvantage, dna, fda, fish, Food, food and drink, food-and-drink, foodanddrink, genetic engineering, genetically modified, geneticallymodified, geneticengineering, genetics, regulation, salmon, Science, Tech
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[ad_1] FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb stressed that the genetic changes had been deemed safe for the animal, safe to eat and wouldn’t have a “significant” impact on the environment. AquaBounty’s modifications use DNA from other fish to grow salmon at a faster rate, raising concerns about contamination. However, they’re also bred to be female and […]