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(4,576 posts)
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 10:28 PM Thursday

The scientific fact that jellyfish have survived for 650 million years without a brain or a backbone...

Explains to me why people still vote for and support republicans.

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The scientific fact that jellyfish have survived for 650 million years without a brain or a backbone... (Original Post) Enter stage left Thursday OP
🤣🤣🤣🤣👍 kimbutgar Thursday #1
The jellyfish shall inherit the earth. Tough luck, Christian Nationalists. Gaugamela Thursday #2
I spent some time studying them. mr715 Thursday #3
Sea squirt IcyPeas Thursday #4
You made me damn near spit my tea, dammit! calimary 23 hrs ago #5
And they gave us Prevagen! HAB911 15 hrs ago #6

mr715

(3,576 posts)
3. I spent some time studying them.
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 10:40 PM
Thursday

They lack a central nervous system, but they do have a surprisingly robust information processing core. They use many of the same neurochemicals we use.

I have a lot of respect for cnidarian neurobiology, even if they don't have a brain per se.

Now... people with brains that make stoopid decisions... thems the ones I worry 'bout.

HAB911

(10,445 posts)
6. And they gave us Prevagen!
Fri Apr 3, 2026, 08:26 AM
15 hrs ago

Oh, wait............

Prevagen is a dietary supplement that contains apoaequorin, a protein derived from the jellyfish Aequorea victoria. However, there is no reliable evidence that it improves memory or brain function, and its claims have been deemed misleading by regulatory authorities.

Nevermind.

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