Chief Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Author: Imelda Abano Source: SciDevNet October 19, 2012 "[MANILA] Scientists have stumbled* upon an "effective" way to halt the advance of destructive crown-of-thorns starfish, which feed upon coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific region, causing them severe damage and death. read more More... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arminius Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 I wonder if there is longer term study involved focusing on the overall environmental impact of the proteins used in this particular study. We all know you can't locally put something in water without it affecting everything within measured distances before dissolution into the overall water mass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberlee Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 I wonder if there is longer term study involved focusing on the overall environmental impact of the proteins used in this particular study. We all know you can't locally put something in water without it affecting everything within measured distances before dissolution into the overall water mass. Not yet sounds like their in the process of doing that study now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arminius Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 And what about the cause of the proliferation? Seems like the predatorial chain has been broken somewhere... I love these news stories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Flenderson Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 "Beef-like extract"? Sound pretty nasty. Wonder how they ever came up with the idea for this mixture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arminius Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 Have you ever had a starfish come apart in your hands? Smells like rotten oatmeal and dead squirrel... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrett Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 let alone one thats a couple feet, sounds like the "pink slime" the usda lets allowed in beef has made its way into starfish irradication Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arminius Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 +1 on that one - and inadvertently we have all been controls for that experiment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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