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Phillip G. Lee, Sr. Research Scientist Gulf Coast Research Laboratory University of Southern Mississippi
Sea Monsters: Myth and Mystery Phillip G. Lee, Sr. Research - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Sea Monsters: Myth and Mystery Phillip G. Lee, Sr. Research - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Sea Monsters: Myth and Mystery Phillip G. Lee, Sr. Research Scientist Gulf Coast Research Laboratory University of Southern Mississippi Search for the Giant Squid Real Giant Ancient Cephalopods Squid Cuttlefish What is a Cephalopod?
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Real Giant Ancient Cephalopods
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Squid Cuttlefish Nautilus Octopus
What is a Cephalopod?
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Cephalopods in Literature
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Cephalopods in Art
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Cephalopods in Art
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Logos & Acronyms
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Cephalopods in Fashion
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Cephalopods Body Art
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Cephalopods for Food
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Cephalopods for Food- Industrial
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Cephalopods for Food- Artesianal
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Brain
Giant Axon 200-250X mammal
Axon
Axon w/o magnification
Cephalopods for Science
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Nobel Prize in Medicine
- 1963- Action potential
biophysics-
- Hodgins & Huxley
- 1967- Photoreceptors- Wald
- 1970- Axon chemical
transmitters- Katz
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Cephalopods as Biomedical Models
- Well developed nervous system and sense organs
- Cell biology
- Biomechanics
- Camouflage
- Symbiotic relationship with bacteria (biotoxins
and bioluminescence)
- No documented malignancies-tumors
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Convergent Evolution of the Eye
Analogy/ Homology
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Biomechanics
Tentacles Tongues
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Camouflage
Cuttlefish Chameleon
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Expanded Contracted
Chromatophores in Skin
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Models for Symbiosis
Blue-ring Octopus with toxic saliva Bobtail Squid with bioluminesence
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Who gets Tumors? Why?
NO! Yes Maybe?