The Jellyfish-like Salp: Most Efficient Filter-Feeder in the Deep, Scientists Discover
Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:55:00 -0500
What if trains, planes and automobiles all were powered simply by the air through which they move? What if their exhaust and by-products helped the environment?
Such an energy-efficient, self-propelling mechanism already exists in nature.
The salp, a small, barrel-shaped organism that resembles a streamlined jellyfish, gets everything it needs from ocean waters to feed and propel itself.
Scientists believe its waste material may help remove carbon dioxide ...
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