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Amoeba are fucking weird. Srsly.

Started by Kai, September 02, 2009, 12:32:58 PM

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September 02, 2009, 12:32:58 PM
http://catalogue-of-organisms.blogspot.com/2009/09/amoeba-much-wierder-than-you-think.html

The weirdness of the 5 species of Amoeba doesn't stop at pseudopods. Their DNA has over three hundred billion base pairs. That's 100 times more sequence than human (our DNA is around 3 billion base pairs). They have this radial stage where they turn into this spikey ball when detached from the substrate. Eukaryotes with absolutely no sexual reproduction; all reproduction of Amoeba species is by fission. There are these stellar aggregations of protein and RNA inside the nuclear envelope that no one has any clue what they do. Most of their biology remains completely unknown. Can you imagine how long it takes to sequence 500 chromosomes?  :x

WHAT HATH EMERGENCE WROUGHT?!  :eek:
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September 02, 2009, 01:37:46 PM
Reminds me of the end of Evolution.  In response to being napalmed, an alien life form (which evolves millions of times faster than humans*) reacts by evolving into an amoeba as large as a city block.

I, for one, welcome our new pseudopodic overlords.








*Don't bother thinking about that too hard.

Richter

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September 02, 2009, 01:48:54 PM
TEKELI -LI!

Also; I'd love to know what they're doing with all the RNA.  Interesting stuff.
Quote from: Eater of Clowns on May 22, 2015, 03:00:53 AM
Anyone ever think about how Richter inhabits the same reality as you and just scream and scream and scream, but in a good way?   :lulz:

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