Gulf seafood deformities alarm scientists

[Sheilbh]

Al Jazeera?

Brilliant news channel. 

[Barrister]

Al Jazeera?

Brilliant news channel.

For news from the mideast?  Sure.

For news from the US Gulf Coast?  Colour me sceptical.  If this story had any legs it would get picked up by one of the dozens of news outlets on this continent.

[HVC]

It just seems odd to me that a creature with a mutation that severe and apparently harmful could seemingly thrive to that extent. 

Eyes in shrimp are pretty primitive to Begin with. They thrive on numbers and group action. As long as chuck can see the fish and flee charles can follow and be safe  once antenae start going then they're in trouble  At the least the ones we eat. Coral shrimp would be screwed.

See post #3. 

how unshelfishly unkosher of you to care about the rest of us lol

[DGuller]

For news from the US Gulf Coast?  Colour me sceptical.  If this story had any legs it would get picked up by one of the dozens of news outlets on this continent.

Maybe the story suffered a deformity of its own. 

[crazy canuck]

For news from the mideast?  Sure.

For news from the US Gulf Coast?  Colour me sceptical.  If this story had any legs it would get picked up by one of the dozens of news outlets on this continent.

Did you know the English network has offices has offices in the US and Canada?

[Razgovory]

Al Jazeera?

Brilliant news channel.

For news from the mideast?  Sure.

For news from the US Gulf Coast?  Colour me sceptical.  If this story had any legs it would get picked up by one of the dozens of news outlets on this continent.

Well Fox News has picked it up.  http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/04/18/eyeless-shrimp-and-mutant-fish-raise-concerns-over-bp-spill-effects/  I don't know if that helps the credibility of the story or not though.

[crazy canuck]

Well Fox News has picked it up.  http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/04/18/eyeless-shrimp-and-mutant-fish-raise-concerns-over-bp-spill-effects/  I don't know if that helps the credibility of the story or not though.

Yeah, I had more faith in the story before learning this.

[Sheilbh]

For news from the mideast?  Sure.

For news from the US Gulf Coast?  Colour me sceptical.  If this story had any legs it would get picked up by one of the dozens of news outlets on this continent.

Regardless of where the news is from, my experience is that al-Jazeera go a bit more in depth.  On their website especially they'll have long articles like that that are more like a newspaper than a TV news outlet.

[Martinus]

These shrimps must be really deformed, if they can sound the alarm and communicate it to the scientists.

[Barrister]

Al Jazeera?

Brilliant news channel.

For news from the mideast?  Sure.

For news from the US Gulf Coast?  Colour me sceptical.  If this story had any legs it would get picked up by one of the dozens of news outlets on this continent.

Well Fox News has picked it up.  http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/04/18/eyeless-shrimp-and-mutant-fish-raise-concerns-over-bp-spill-effects/  I don't know if that helps the credibility of the story or not though.

Meh - Fox News is just repeating what Al Jazeera said (and properly sourcing it).

[Razgovory]

Well it is Fox News.

[Admiral Yi]

If this story had any legs

[KRonn]

They'll probably be able to sell the deformed ones as delicacies, or aphrodesiacs.