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Post by ZandraJoi on Nov 10, 2022 21:31:27 GMT -5
healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2022/11/10/oil-spill-gene-expression-changes-dolphins.aspxStory at-a-glance In 2010, an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana, led to the largest marine oil spill in history Changes in genetic expression have been identified in Barataria Bay dolphins, an area near New Orleans that’s heavily polluted due to the spill Molecular profiling revealed shifts in genetic expression in the dolphins linked to immune response, cytoskeletal alterations and mitochondrial dysfunction The shift was most pronounced in dolphins thought to be exposed to oil from Deepwater Horizon Profiles from 2013 had the greatest alteration in gene expression, including in genes involved in immunity, inflammation, reproductive failure, and lung or cardiac dysfunction Previously, conditions including lung disease, inflammation, impaired stress response, altered immune status and reproductive failure have been found in the area’s dolphins My notes: People think if we just clean it up, it's okay but as evident here, it's not.
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Post by lainee on Nov 11, 2022 18:48:13 GMT -5
More than a decade has gone by...since this horrific disaster! And, so many dolphins, through no fault of their own, were harmed beyond belief! Sure, there might be a little bit of 'cleaning up'...but, you can't get it all or 'fix' it, after the fact. The damage is done
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Post by Bob on Nov 14, 2022 19:21:57 GMT -5
Devastation still is there. That sucks!
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