https://www.reuters.com/article/us-science-jellyfish-idUKKBN1ZT2XS

Scientists have begun to use a small prosthetic, an embedded microelectronic, has allowed for jellyfish to swim more efficiently and up to three times faster, without causing and stress to the animals. Future steps are to continue testing in order to gain access to control the jellyfish’ movements along with learning to perform measurements in the long-term. The ability to have small these prosthetics opens up the door for future possible technologies like cameras or ways to monitor climate change along with natural phenomenons. Studies have started, using moon jellyfish, having them swim down to increasingly deeper depths in order to see how far they can get nand still make it to the surface.

The advancements of safe non-disruptive prosthetic technology for jellyfish, can reshape how the ocean is studied and explored by managing to get equipment to never before explored areas. This article can be used to help write my paper as it has a far more detailed description of what the tiny prosthetics are, along with the multitude of capabilities of them now and for the future. The article is also helpful as it goes more in depth on the hopes for where these prosthetics can help change the future of oceanic discovery.

Are the advancements of a safe non-disruptive prosthetic technology for jellyfish, truly reshaping how the ocean is studied and explored? Is it ethical to put prosthetics on jellyfish for the sake of science? Is it cost efficient to have these ‘bionic’ jellyfish? How helpful is this really? Could the scientists simply discover the information needed and/ or wanted without the jellyfish? How long is it going to take for this project to take effect? Can it only occur in certain areas or on certain jellyfish? Do the prosthetics help the jellyfish?

09/02

[My three succulents,] Stu, Lou, and Moo look the same today as yesterday. Well, for the most part. The main difference is the seeds Stu has dropped. One of his leaves has dropped almost all of it’s spores. Would spores be the correct term to use? One person on google has called them plantlets. I like that, and will use it. Turns out that appears to be the proper term. After a bit more digging I have learned the species of Stu; Kalanchoe daigremontiana. That’s a long name. I find it so strange that scientific names are so long. The common name is “Mother of Thousands,” so while still pretty long, at least it can be pronounced. Scientific names are weird.

09/04

Today marks four days since I first really looked at my plant. Stu has grown a new plantlet on it’s highest leaf. I can’t really discern any changes for Lou and Moo. Though, I think overall I’ve lost dirt in the shell. I wonder how I lost dirt. I wonder where the dirt is.  Moo looks like he might be Echeveria ‘Lola’ though it’s not quite as light and many of the photos online. Minus the pink tips, Moo looks very similar to Echeveria Chroma as well. See, Moo is a dark green with a dusty white muting it. Each leaf starts thin, gets fat, then ends in a point. All the leaves currently curl upwards. I’m almost positive Lou is a Sedum Adolphii. Which according to the site im using, they bloom white flowers in the spring!

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