behaviour??? Posted January 12, 2010 #1 Share Posted January 12, 2010 It’s easy being green for a sea slug that has stolen enough genes to become the first animal shown to make chlorophyll like a plant.Shaped like a leaf itself, the slug Elysia chlorotica already has a reputation for kidnapping the photosynthesizing organelles and some genes from algae.Now it turns out that the slug has acquired enough stolen goods to make an entire plant chemical-making pathway work inside an animal body, says Sidney K. Pierce of the University of South Florida in Tampa.Read more... Thanks B??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilDogPratt Posted January 13, 2010 #2 Share Posted January 13, 2010 could these genes be implanted into other animals like the glow-in-the-dark ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranormalcy Posted January 15, 2010 #3 Share Posted January 15, 2010 I had just read this on another site and was going to post it here, but lo and behold, the TOPIC ALREADY EXISTED - and I knew this because I LOOKED first. Moderator mode off, this is a really cool plantimal, if they become pests you gotta get rid of though, I wonder if you use salt or weed killer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cetacea Posted January 15, 2010 #4 Share Posted January 15, 2010 Very interesting! Thanks for posting. Though am slightly disconcerted that the first thoughts are dedicated how to kill it most efficiently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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