Comments on: The Global Kraken http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/03/19/the-global-kraken/ A science salon hosted by National Geographic Magazine Sun, 19 May 2013 01:23:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.2-alpha By: Dan http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/03/19/the-global-kraken/#comment-44442 Dan Thu, 28 Mar 2013 18:30:18 +0000 http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/?p=153556#comment-44442 It would be interesting to learn what effect whaling had on their population during the 20th century.

]]> By: Silva http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/03/19/the-global-kraken/#comment-44426 Silva Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:55:58 +0000 http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/?p=153556#comment-44426 Sorry I meant the DNA of individuals within a species differs more than only 1 in a 100 DNA letters from eachother!

]]> By: Silva http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/03/19/the-global-kraken/#comment-44423 Silva Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:54:11 +0000 http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/?p=153556#comment-44423 a random DNA letter is something totally different than a gene (which has a specific location within the DNA and order and number of DNA letters) Most species differ more than 1 in a 100 DNA letters from eachother! As explained at the beginning of the article.

]]> By: Viadd http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/03/19/the-global-kraken/#comment-44064 Viadd Sun, 24 Mar 2013 20:38:34 +0000 http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/?p=153556#comment-44064 Varying by 1 DNA letter in 100 is about how much we vary from the chimpanzee (99% identical). Is that number correct or have you slipped a decimal?

As for scientific names “vampyroteuthis infernalis” (vampire squid from hell) is much cooler.

]]> By: Adriatico http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/03/19/the-global-kraken/#comment-43825 Adriatico Thu, 21 Mar 2013 22:06:47 +0000 http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/?p=153556#comment-43825 There are so many of these guys lurking in the depths, and so many species we have yet to know I am saddened that more people are not investigating the oceans and more importantly preserving our global waters. if anyone needs volunteers to help on our waters, anywhere, I offer my services free. All I ask is a soft bed and food for survival. No camping please. Ships ok. We will find them. I await your contact. Lets go! Swim.

]]> By: Caitlyn J http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/03/19/the-global-kraken/#comment-43781 Caitlyn J Thu, 21 Mar 2013 17:13:30 +0000 http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/?p=153556#comment-43781 Dear Mr Yong -
You are a brilliant writer. I love your articles,. You should compile them into an anthology.

:)

]]> By: Jacob http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/03/19/the-global-kraken/#comment-43733 Jacob Thu, 21 Mar 2013 08:11:55 +0000 http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/?p=153556#comment-43733 Mitochondrial DNA is not the whole story! Although, I think that the assumption made by this study is correct, that there is only a single species of Architeuthis, I would wait to see what the Nuclear DNA shows before stating that Architeuthis has no population structure.

]]> By: Dakota Belcher http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/03/19/the-global-kraken/#comment-43706 Dakota Belcher Thu, 21 Mar 2013 01:48:06 +0000 http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/?p=153556#comment-43706 Another wonder of this incredible world!

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