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Timely Medical Intervention at Jehangir Hospital Saves 9-Year-Old Girl's H
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], May 28: Vacations are meant for relaxation and enjoyment, but for a 9-year-old girl and her family, their trip to Goa took an unexpected and serious turn. While playing at the beach, the young girl was stung by a jellyfish. Initially, her family thought it was a m
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Research reveals how jellyfish regenerate functional tentacles in days
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Cladonema, a jellyfish about the size of a pinkie nail, can regenerate an amputated tentacle in two to three days - but how? Across animals, including salamanders and insects, regenerating functional tissue is dependent on the ability to generate a blastema, a clump of undifferentiated cells
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Jellyfish offer potential income for fishermen, sustainable management cru
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
"Jellyfish play a pivotal role in marine ecosystems and hold increasing significance in recent days in the global seafood market, providing a potential source of additional income. Sustainability remains a core focus and a cautious and well-informed approach is required to their exploitation
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Warming, deep-sea mining cause stress in midwater animals
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
In the scientific journal Nature Communications, a recent study headed by scientists at the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel offers the first insights into the stress response of a deep pelagic jellyfish to ocean warming and sediment plumes caused by deep-sea mining.
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Maharashtra's Mansi Mohite overcomes jellyfish bite to clinch triathlon go
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The 21-year-old led Maharashtra 1-2 with an aggregate time of 1:14.06s with her teammate Sanjana Joshi took the silver after last edition gold medallist Pragya Mohan of Gujarat, who had finished second, was disqualified for taking external help to set up her broken cycle pedal. This was Mohi
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Jellyfish size may influence their nutritional value: Study
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Jellyfish may be both predator and prey as they drift across ocean currents. They eat nearly anything they can get their hands on and follow the traditional oceanic pattern of giant consuming small. According to a new University of British Columbia research on these gelatinous globs, jellyfi
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Jellyfish, tarballs found along Mumbai's Juhu beach
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 24 (ANI): Several Jellyfish alongwith tarballs were found along the coast of Juhu Beach in Maharashtra on Sunday.
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Research: Stinging cells of Jellyfish hold clues to biodiversity
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 21 (ANI): According to a new Cornell research, Cnidocytes, also known as stinging cells are characteristics of Corals and Jellyfish. It makes us cautious of our feet while wading in the sea, are also a magnificent model for a better understanding of the emergence of new
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Over 90 cases of jellyfish sting reported on Goa beaches
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], November 20 (ANI): Over 90 cases of jellyfish stings were reported along the coast from November 18 to 19 here, according to the Drishti, Goa government-appointed lifeguard agency.
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Here's the reason for sharks' bright green hue in ocean depths
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 9 (ANI): In the depths of the sea, certain shark species transform the ocean's blue light into a bright green color that only other their kind can see. Researchers have now identified what's responsible for the sharks' bright green hue.
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Researchers develop jellyfish-inspired self-healing skin
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Pulau Ujong [Singapore], Mar 19 (ANI): In what could prove a breakthrough in building even more human-like robots of the future, researchers at the National University of Singapore have developed an electronic skin that can heal itself, stretches well and is also touch-sensitive.
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Electronic skin with self-healing abilities created
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 19 (ANI): Inspired by jellyfish, researchers have created an electronic skin that is transparent, stretchable, touch-sensitive, and repairs itself in both wet and dry conditions. The novel material has wide-ranging uses, from water-resistant touch screens to soft r
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