When we started developing the website, we read the posts of Rosane regarding Environment & Manking in our orkut community. She reflects the things so nicely that it is understood very easily by all. So, an idea came to our mind to present her knowledge and innovation through blogs by attaching it to our website. In this way, we can help lots of people (that is the mission of our group).

When we sent her a mail discussing this idea, we got a reply in a day. You yourself read her views on writing the blog:

"The peace I have today is different from the peace I’ve dreamed one day.
Only with time, have I learned that peace is to take responsibilities and fulfill them; is to have serenity in the most difficult moments of life.
Today I want to hear and speak words that build. I want to have the courage to cry or to smile whenever I feel like doing it...
I want to accept with humbleness that I don’t know everything, but I want to share the little I know.
I like to remember that nature is so exuberant exactly because the differences it shows in its creatures. Each one of us is special, on Earth, and we have the mission that the Divine Creator has entrusted us.
I want to bring: peace, joy and much news."

Saturday, September 11, 2010

Scientists use jellyfish for generating solar energy.


Swedish researchers have discovered how to use green fluorescent protein (GFP) of jellyfish species Aequorea Victoria to generate solar energy.
The protein is injected into a substrate of silicon dioxide, between two electrodes. When ultraviolet light focuses on the circuit, GFP absorbs photons and emits electrons, generating an electrical current.
As a clean source of energy, behold a good solution. However, controversy is the decision of using animals for this purpose.Scientists argues that there is currently an overpopulation of jellyfish, since they breed more in the oceans with the greatest degree of toxicity and acidity, as we have now, due to the high concentration of carbon on the planet. In the Sea of Japan, for example, they have adapted to the high level of pollution of the area and now have become pests.
To the researchers, if we used the excess of jellyfish to produce clean energy, we would be cutting down carbon emissions and therefore we could shift the balance between lives in the oceans. Within this context we fall into the old question: to what extent man has the right to interfere in the lives of other living beings?

With the sun, wind, tides and all other sustainable energy sources we have on our planet, should we take the life of other animals?

Does this excess of jellyfish in the ocean, did not happen exactly by an imbalance that we human beings cause?

What do you think? Is it worth the use of animals in scientific experiments?

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1 comment:

  1. It is a good finding by scientists. But, more discussion @ http://panchtatva.in/Question%20Forum.shtml?forumID=2869078&page=1&topicID=1761286

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