April 09, 2010

Animals found that live without oxygen

Scientists have recently discovered the first multiceullular creature that lives its life without any oxygen. These creatures are called new species of Loricifera; they are phylums of tiny bottom-dwelling animals who live in marine sediments. In the Mediterranean's L'Atalente basin, they were found 200 kilometres off the coast of Greek island of Crete, at a depth of more than 3000 metres. Those scientists had also discovered organisms that are could adapt to extreme conditions; they can live on without mitochondria. It was thought that only single-cellular organisms, such as bacteria, that reproduce and live without oxygen before these discoveries
I think this discovery is very interesting, and I think that this discovery could change our science education in the future. With this discovery, we can study these organisms, and learn their ways of living without oxygen. Possibly, we can then maybe apply this "way to live without oxygen" to perhaps our lives. There have been concerns that currently there are too many people on the earth, which will lead to the lack of resources on the earth soon, since humans are using so much resources. One of the resource would be oxygen, and if we find a way to live without oxygen, we can decrease the usage of oxygen, which could save people in the future. In conclusion, I think this discovery is the discovery that I think would be useful to the community and society in the future, and I insist this discovery to advance into researches for the goods of people.


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