What a sneezing sea sponge named Belinda can tell us about B.C.’s oceans
Belinda also reacted to the marine heat wave that raised surface sea temperatures off the west coast of North America between 2013 and 2016.
#ocean #science #marinebiology #heatwave #BC #NorthAmerica #Environment #BCseasponge #seasponge
https://globalnews.ca/news/10947592/sneezing-sea-sponge-belinda-bc-oceans/
What a sneezing sea sponge named Belinda can tell us about B.C.’s oceans

Belinda also reacted to the marine heat wave that raised surface sea temperatures off the west coast of North America between 2013 and 2016.

Global News
What a sneezing sea sponge named Belinda can tell us about B.C.’s oceans
Belinda also reacted to the marine heat wave that raised surface sea temperatures off the west coast of North America between 2013 and 2016.
#ocean #science #marinebiology #heatwave #BC #NorthAmerica #Environment #BCseasponge #seasponge
https://globalnews.ca/news/10947592/sneezing-sea-sponge-belinda-bc-oceans/
What a sneezing sea sponge named Belinda can tell us about B.C.’s oceans

Belinda also reacted to the marine heat wave that raised surface sea temperatures off the west coast of North America between 2013 and 2016.

Global News
What a sneezing sea sponge named Belinda can tell us about B.C.’s oceans
Belinda also reacted to the marine heat wave that raised surface sea temperatures off the west coast of North America between 2013 and 2016.
#ocean #science #marinebiology #heatwave #BC #NorthAmerica #Environment #BCseasponge #seasponge
https://globalnews.ca/news/10947592/sneezing-sea-sponge-belinda-bc-oceans/
What a sneezing sea sponge named Belinda can tell us about B.C.’s oceans

Belinda also reacted to the marine heat wave that raised surface sea temperatures off the west coast of North America between 2013 and 2016.

Global News
What a sneezing sea sponge named Belinda can tell us about B.C.’s oceans
Belinda also reacted to the marine heat wave that raised surface sea temperatures off the west coast of North America between 2013 and 2016.
#ocean #science #marinebiology #heatwave #BC #NorthAmerica #Environment #BCseasponge #seasponge
https://globalnews.ca/news/10947592/sneezing-sea-sponge-belinda-bc-oceans/
What a sneezing sea sponge named Belinda can tell us about B.C.’s oceans

Belinda also reacted to the marine heat wave that raised surface sea temperatures off the west coast of North America between 2013 and 2016.

Global News

"Evolution conferred the unassuming sea sponge with a genetic program that made possible the vast variety of future lifeforms."

#science #brain #seasponge

https://nautil.us/where-did-the-brain-come-from-380114/

Where Did the Brain Come From?

600 million years ago, the sea sponge had a dream.

Nautilus

A sea sponge in the ocean off British Columbia's coast yields a compound that may help ward off coronaviruses, and possibly other respiratory viruses.

#covid #naturalcompounds #seasponge #health #biotech

https://creatingaclimateofchange.substack.com/p/searching-natures-medicine-cabinet

"#UBC #researchers have identified three compounds that prevent #COVID-19 infection in human cells, derived from natural sources including a B.C. #SeaSponge.

https://phys.org/news/2023-01-sea-sponge-covid-blocking-powers.html

Sea sponge has COVID-blocking powers

UBC researchers have identified three compounds that prevent COVID-19 infection in human cells, derived from natural sources including a B.C. sea sponge.

Phys.org
Compound made with B.C. sea sponge offers clues into COVID-19 treatment: UBC

The three most effective compounds come from a sea sponge in Howe Sound, a marine bacteria in Barkeley Sound, and a marine bacteria from Newfoundland.

Global News

What is this!? I've seen sponges before and shells before but like this, never.

#whatisthis #ID #seasponge #seashell

Just finished this week's Sloth and Manatee so here are a few from the archive to celebrate!

Email goes out Fridays, https://tinlyletter.com/betsystreeter

#mastoart #fediart #creativetoots #comics #sloth #manatee #ocean #nature #seasponge #animals #humor