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An Animal That Lives Without Oxygen

Posted by timothy on from the besides-me dept.

Julie188 writes "Scientists have found the first multicellular animals that apparently live entirely without oxygen. The creatures reside deep in one of the harshest environments on earth: the Mediterranean Ocean's L'Atalante basin, which contains salt brine so dense that it doesn't mix with the oxygen-containing waters above."

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  1. Re:Been there...done that! by Hognoxious · · Score: 5, Funny

    The key part is multicellular. As in what your brain isn't.

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    Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."
  2. Re:Strange by Jello+B. · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ha ha ha, the phrase "french fries" was at one point replaced with the phrase "freedom fries" and you referenced this in your comment. Your wit astounds me.