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See-through goldfish  (Source: AFP)




The goldfish could live up to 20 years and can grow up to 10 inches in length.  Researchers can view the fish as it grows from a speck up to a five-pound goldfish later in life.

Japanese researchers from the Institute for Amphibian Biology of Hiroshima University are expected to begin mass producing see-through frogs sometime in 2010, with the estimated price near $110.

Human rights experts around the world have voiced concern regarding the overall lack of other options aside from dissections, which was one of the leading reasons behind similar research.

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RE: Should apply the same to humans
By bobsmith1492 on 12/31/2009 12:01:43 PM , Rating: 2
Hollow heads have been seen before - in fact, it's a condition called hydrocephalus.,15...

RE: Should apply the same to humans
By bobsmith1492 on 12/31/2009 12:04:00 PM , Rating: 2
Actually, the whole head being hollow isn't hydrocephalus; that was just a precursor to this man's condition.

RE: Should apply the same to humans
By tdktank59 on 12/31/2009 2:13:08 PM , Rating: 2
The body is a unique and wondrous thing. It can cope with almost anything based on the circumstances.

Luckily this happened when he was young when his brain was still forming. And since not all parts were used while a baby as you grow up more and more parts get filled up (data storage in a sense) a you mind uses very little and as you grow you fill it up with memories and such.

So its no surprise to me that the body can make due with less brain matter, It just reroutes signals elsewhere to make up for what is "not there" Then again his brain doesn't know the difference it just formed in that way.

By Chemical Chris on 12/31/2009 2:28:20 PM , Rating: 2
No, when he was young he had a buildup of fluid, which was drained (from 6months to 14 years old) by a valve. It is therefore likely that his brain was much more 'normal' when he was 14, and over the years the fluid has once again accumulated; that is, his brain has been shrunk since that point by the expanding fluid sack. This will probably kill him eventually.
Also, when you grow you do not 'fill up' your brain with memories; while the exact mechanism of memory is still not fully understood, we do know that the brain does not 'grow' and/or get 'filled up' with increasing knowledge/skills learned, etc. (I am being a little bit broad with that statement, ie it is not 100%, but for our purposes here it is accurate enough).
But you are correct that his brain will adapt to its changing environment to keep functioning/alive. As evidenced by his brain shrinking *after* the age of 14 until the present. But all is not hunky dory; his IQ is 75, thats almost 2 standard deviations below the average(he is in the bottom 3 or 4%), so he isnt that bright. But alive and no major, game-stopping deficiencies is pretty good. But it does suck for him, and it will kill him if untreated (draining it now may not be possible, or at least would require a very long time).



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