Pufferfish - Pufferfish Pufferfish Tetraodon hispidus The blowfish, swellfish, balloonfish or pufferfish is a fish of the family Tetraodontidae (order Tetraodontiformes) named after its ability to inflate itself to several times its normal size by swallowing water or air when threatened. The same adaptation is found in the related porcupinefish, which also have spines. Pufferfish accumulate the poison Tetrodotoxin from a symbiotic bacterium, which makes them highly poisonous even to humans. Despite this they are prized as a delicacy in Japan, where fugu (河豚 or フグ) is carefully prepared by removing the poisonous skin and organs and served as sushi or sashimi, or cooked in broth. In recent years, most fugu is produced from farmed pufferfish, where the bacterium is rare, and so the resulting fish are generally.
Junk DNA - aside during evolution. Some hypothesize that the existence of junk DNA, which is not under natural selection, may provide a basis for further evolution, and thereby in a sense be functional. Some other evidence suggests that junk DNA is accumulations from failed viruses. As much as 95% of the human genome is now considered junk DNA. Other species may have much more DNA than humans. For example the onion has 12 times as much, and it is believed that the excess is explained by junk DNA and pseudogenes. By contrast, the pufferfish has about 10 times less DNA, but has a comparable number of known genes. Therefore it seems that the ratio of functional and junk DNA differs widely per species. It should be noted that junk DNA is a broader.
Intron - performed by a wide variety of signal molecules. Introns also sometimes contain "old code," sections of a gene that were probably once translated into protein but which are now discarded. Some introns are actually ribozymes that are capable of catalyzing their own splicing out of the primary RNA transcript. They remove themselves on their own. The amount of intron DNA varies widely between species. The pufferfish species Fugu rubripes has a very low amount of intron DNA (and its genome was sequenced for this reason), whereas related species have higher amounts. Introns are not be confused with junk DNA, which is all DNA without known function that is not part of a gene. See also: selfish DNA, noncoding DNA, intein.
Finding Nemo - before leading to the ocean. As such, in real life the film would more accurately be titled 'Grinding Nemo'". French children's book author Pascal Kamina sued Disney, claiming that the story and the characters were stolen from his 1995 book Pierrot Le Poisson-Clown. The following species feature prominently in the film: Marlin, Coral and Nemo: Clownfish Dory: Regal Tang or Blue Hippo Bruce: Great White Shark Chum: Mako Shark Anchor: Hammerhead Shark Crush: Sea Turtle "Monster": Anglerfish In the tank: Gill: Moorish Idol Bloat: Pufferfish Bubbles: Yellow Tang Deb: Four-Stripe Damselfish Gurgle: Royal Gramma Basslet Jacques: Cleaner Shrimp Peach: Starfish.
Bad Bug Book - virus Hepatitis E virus Rotavirus Norwalk virus group Other viral agents Natural toxins Ciguatera poisoning Shellfish toxins (PSP, DSP, NSP, ASP ) Scombroid poisoning Tetrodotoxin (Pufferfish) Mushroom toxins Aflatoxins Pyrrolizidine alkaloids Phytohaemagglutinin (Red kidney bean poisoning) Grayanotoxin (Honey intoxication) Other pathogenic agents Prions.
Blowfish - can mean: A kind of fish, also called a pufferfish. The Blowfish encryption algorithm, which is named after the fish. This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that just points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name. If you followed a link here, you might want to go back and fix that link to point to the appropriate specific page..
Cone snail - that produce D isomer amino acids The harpoon-like stinger of the cone snail can penetrate gloves, so people should avoid handling them. The venom contains Tetrodotoxin, which is the same paralytic neurotoxin as that of the pufferfish and the blue-ringed octopus. Symptoms of a cone snail sting include intense pain, swelling, numbness and tingling. Symptoms can start immediately or can be delayed in onset for days. Severe cases involved muscle paralysis, changes in vision and respiratory failure that can lead to death..
Shark Tale - the great Sharkslayer, but soon discovers that he is in way over his head. When Oscar's act threatens to sink him and the entire reef, it's up to him to face the truth and become the real Sharkslayer. Martin Scorsese and Jack Black also star. Voice Cast Will Smith - Oscar Angelina Jolie - Lola Renée Zellweger - Angie Robert de Niro - Don Lino Martin Scorsese - Sykes, a pufferfish Jack Black - Lenny, a shark Chris Tucker - Sweetness Peter Falk - Don Brizzi Michael Imperioli - Frankie, a shark Vincent Pastore - Willie, a killer whale Kevin Pollak - Luca, an octopus Doug E. Doug - Ernie, a jellyfish Ziggy Marley - Bernie, a jellyfish.
Zombie - main person to present a pharmacological case for zombies in two books - The Serpent and the Rainbow (1985) and Passage of Darkness: The Ethnobiology of the Haitian Zombie (1988). Davis travelled to Haiti in 1982 and as a result of his investigations claimed that zombies could be made by the ingestion of two special powders. The first, coupe poudre, induced a 'death-like' state, the key ingredient of which was the pufferfish (Tetraodontiformes) toxin tetrodotoxin (TTX). The second powder of dissociative hallucinogens held the person in a will-less zombie state. There was considerable scepticism to Davis's claims, he was widely accused of fraud and there has been no final statement as to the veracity of his findings. Others claim zombies are sufferers of various psychiatric disorders such as catatonic schizophrenia whose.
Porcupinefish - They are covered by long spines that stick out sharply when the fish is inflated. The porcupinefish is closely related to the pufferfish, which does not have spines..
Model organism - Escherichia coli (E. coli) Mycoplasma genitalium - a minimal organism Unicellular eukaryotes: Saccharomyces cerevisiae - baker's yeast or budding yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe - fission yeast (used in brewing) Multicellular eukaryotes: Arabidopsis thaliana, a plant, usually called Arabidopsis Caenorhabditis elegans, a nematode, usually called C. elegans Drosophila, usually the species Drosophila melanogaster - a kind of fruit fly Rat Mouse (Mus musculus) Brachydanio rerio, Zebra danio, a sweet water fish used to study development Xenopus, the African clawed toad, also used in development Fugu rubipres, a pufferfish - has a small genome with little junk DNA.
List of fish common names - stargazer sand tiger sand tilefish sardine sargassumfish sauger saury sawfish saw shark sawtooth eel scabbard fish scaleless black dragonfish scaly dragonfish scat scorpionfish sculpin scup scythe butterfish sea bass sea catfish sea chub seadevil seadragon seahorse sea lamprey seamoth sea raven searobin sea snail sea toad seatrout sergeant-major shad shark sharksucker sharpnose pufferfish sheatfish sheepshead sheepshead minnow shell-ear shiner shortnose chimaera shortnose greeneye shovelnose sturgeon shrimpfish Siamese fighting fish sillago silver carp silver dollar silver driftfish silver hake silverside sixgill ray sixgill shark skate skilfish skipjack tuna skipping goby slender barracudina slender mola slender snipe eel sleeper sleeper shark slickhead slimehead slimy slipmouth small-eye squaretail smalltooth sawfish smelt smelt-whiting smoothtongue snaggletooth snailfish snake eel snakehead snake mackerel snake mudhead snapper snipe eel snipefish snook snubnose eel snubnose parasitic eel soapfish sockeye.
