how does this work, when they just sting
Nothing in the article mentioned stinging I am confused what you are asking ?
Jellyfish can heal wounds in minutes. Scientists want their secrets
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#12Earlier quoted context omitted.
They're not even technically one organism, but colonies of independent but mostly specialized organisms. I'd be willing to bet that has something to do with the articles title
True jellyfish (like moon jellies, box jellyfish)are a single organism, just like you or me. Theres a single genome and one body. Portuguese man o’ war is not a single organism at all but a siphonophore, a colony of many genetically identical but specialized individual organisms called zooids, all fused together and functionally dependent on each other.
Whats the difference between a siphonophore and a single organism? Aren't all the organs of an organism genetically identical, specialized, fused together, and functionally dependent on each other?
Re: Jellyfish can heal wounds in minutes. Scientists want their secrets
#13how does this work, when they just sting
Healing their own wounds, not ours.
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#14This is a press release from a marine research organization, so the main implication here isn't that they're doing it because it's in any way relevant to humans. They're doing it because it's a cool thing for a marine research organization to research.
Yes, it's probably not gonna help humans, unless some of your friends are gelatinous blobs with no circulatory or nervous system and with a lifespan measured in months.
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#15Earlier quoted context omitted.
True jellyfish (like moon jellies, box jellyfish)are a single organism, just like you or me. Theres a single genome and one body. Portuguese man o’ war is not a single organism at all but a siphonophore, a colony of many genetically identical but specialized individual organisms called zooids, all fused together and functionally dependent on each other.
Whats the difference between a siphonophore and a single organism? Aren't all the organs of an organism genetically identical, specialized, fused together, and functionally dependent on each other?
It's a very fuzzy line. But according to The Octopus Lady's video in the other comment, it's because separating them from the other zooids doesn't result in immediate death. They may die later due to lack of ability to swim, or eat, but that is a secondary cause which is considered important.
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#16Earlier quoted context omitted.
True jellyfish (like moon jellies, box jellyfish)are a single organism, just like you or me. Theres a single genome and one body. Portuguese man o’ war is not a single organism at all but a siphonophore, a colony of many genetically identical but specialized individual organisms called zooids, all fused together and functionally dependent on each other.
Whats the difference between a siphonophore and a single organism? Aren't all the organs of an organism genetically identical, specialized, fused together, and functionally dependent on each other?
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#17> The medusa, the free-swimming form most people picture when they hear the term jellyfish, is only one stage of the animal’s life cycle.
> We tend to think of the flower—or the jellyfish—as the organism, but these are actually reproductive units.
I'll never look at jellyfish the same.
Re: Jellyfish can heal wounds in minutes. Scientists want their secrets
#18> The medusa, the free-swimming form most people picture when they hear the term jellyfish, is only one stage of the animal’s life cycle. > We tend to think of the flower—or the jellyfish—as the organism, but these are actually reproductive units. I'll never look at jellyfish the same.
Wait, so they’re sea jizz?!
Re: Jellyfish can heal wounds in minutes. Scientists want their secrets
#19The title seems like clickbait for a super medical cream.
Re: Jellyfish can heal wounds in minutes. Scientists want their secrets
#20This is a press release from a marine research organization, so the main implication here isn't that they're doing it because it's in any way relevant to humans. They're doing it because it's a cool thing for a marine research organization to research. Yes, it's probably not gonna help humans, unless some of your friends are gelatinous blobs with no circulatory or nervous system and with a lifespan measured in months…
What about if they exhibit three out of four of those symptoms?