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  1. Giant bizarre deep sea fish filmed in Gulf of Mexico

    Extraordinary footage of a rarely seen giant deep sea fish has been captured by scientists.
    Using a remotely operated vehicle, they caught a rare glimpse of the huge oarfish, perhaps the first sighting of the fish in its natural setting.
    The oarfish, which can reach 17m long, has previously only been seen on a few occasions dying at the sea surface, or dead washed ashore.
    The scientists also filmed for the first time the behaviour of a manefish.

    Mark Benfield ...
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  2. Killer snails offer pain relief drug

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    From AAP:
    The snails have a cocktail of powerful agents in their venom, which they use to immobilise their prey, explains Professor David Adams who is director of the Health Innovations Research Institute at Melbourne's RMIT.

    Research is under way to isolate those agents - peptides - which, he said, could be used safely to treat pain in humans as a less problematic alternative to morphine.

    "In some of the old medical reports ...

    Updated 02-04-2010 at 08:04 PM by Jessy

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  3. Going Zeo

    Decided I'm going to give the Brightwell Neo Zeo method a try on my 90 gal. I've ordered all the supplies and will be setting it up this weekend. I'm planning on documenting the process here. I've read all their documentation, but would love to hear and tips or suggestions from other hobbyists who've tried it. I'm also kinda wondering if anyone has combined a Zeo method with Prodibio, too....
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