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Ethan Allen posted an update in the group Discovery: Prototaxites, Earth's First Dry-Land Giants From 443-359 […]

Tue, 01 Apr 2025 21:14:32 -0600

Prototaxites, Earth’s First Dry-Land Giants From 443-359 Myrs Ago, Stood 26 ft Tall. Once Thought To Be Fungi, Research Now Shows They’re Unrelated To Any Known Life, With Tube Structures, Lignin Traits, And Heterotrophic Behavior. Found In Scotland‘s Rhynie Chert (1843), They Hint At An Extinct Eukaryote Lineage, Perhaps A New Kingdom.

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Ethan Allen posted an update in the group Animal: Scientists, For The First Time Ever, May Have Discovered The […]

Wed, 26 Feb 2020 02:34:44 -0600

Scientists, For The First Time Ever, May Have Discovered The Only Known Animal In The World That Does Not Breath. The Parasitic Blob Known as Henneguya Salminicola Is Said To Not Have Mitochondrial Genome, Which Contains Genes Responsible For Respiration. And So, It Begs The Question As To How They Acquire Energy If They Don’t Breath?

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Ethan Allen posted an update in the group Animal: Pretty Mysterious Creature, Called "The Blob," Which […]

Sat, 19 Oct 2019 16:58:59 -0600

Pretty Mysterious Creature, Called “The Blob,” Which Appears To Be A Fungi But Behaves Like An Animal. The Blob Is Said To Have About 720 Sexes, And With Some Degree Of Intelligence For Resolving Problems. The Salt Hating Creature Is Also Said To Be Able To Transmit Knowledge With One Another When Fused Together.

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Ethan Allen posted an update in the group Discovery: A Fungi, Known As Metarhizium Pingshaense, Which Is Said To […]

Sun, 02 Jun 2019 00:34:05 -0600

A Fungi, Known As Metarhizium Pingshaense, Which Is Said To Naturally Infect The Anopheles Mosquitoes That Spread Malaria, Was Genetically Modified To Produce A Toxin Similiar To That Found In The Funnel-Web Spider. The Modified Fungi Is Said To Have Killed 99% Of Malaria Causing Mosquitoes In 45 Days When Tested In Burkina Faso.

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