[extropy-chat] frozen lobsters thaw to lob another day

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> From: extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org
> [mailto:extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org]On Behalf Of Robert J.
> Bradbury

> On Tue, 16 Mar 2004, Spike wrote:
>
> > Is this fer real?  spike
>
> It could very well be -- the maximal lifespan of lobsters
> remains a matter of some debate.  It could be several hundred
> years (though those long-lived big ones have mostly been
> harvested now).
>
> One can easily compare lobsters with tortises -- top of their
> local food chain, protected from external harm, etc.  Allows
> one to evolve a very robust genome -- which may include
> being able to be frozen from time to time (the North Atlantic
> *does* get very cold).
>
> (I had several grand-uncles whose professions were in the
> Maine lobster trade so this is something I'm reasonably
> informed about.)

I'm thinking it may have something to do with the comparative
simplicity/structure of the lobster brain. Recall that lobsters were used
for that radio shack artificial neuron project a little while back because
of that simplicity and particular structure.

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