Scientists cross breed Russian Sturgeon and American Paddlefish to create new Sturddlefish

Sturddlefish; credit: Flórián Tóth, NARIC, Research Institute for Fisheries and Aquaculture

Hybrid Sturddlefish

While trying to save the Russian sturgeon from extinction, scientists accidentally create a hybrid fish called a sturddlefish that is half Russian Sturgeon and half American Paddlefish.

A brand new form of fish known as a 'sturddlefish' is a cross between a Russian ganoid fish and yank ganoid fish have been created by scientists during a science laboratory.

A team from the analysis Institute for Fisheries and cultivation, Hungary, were exploiting ganoid fish gamete to undertake to coax eggs from the vulnerable ganoid fish into reproducing asexually, during a method known as parthenogeny.

They selected ganoid fish gamete and as a result of they assumed the two species would be unable to breed. The fish never made contact with each other, and also the parthenogeny method needs the 'sperm however not its DNA'.

The team says this might flow from to the fact that they are a 'living fossil' species, that's that they need modified little since their last common antecedent was alive.

'These phenomena could lead to a better similarity, compatibility, and adaptability among the ganoid fish genomes,' the authors wrote in their paper printed in Genes.

Despite this, a brand new species of sturddlefish - from a feminine ganoid fish and male ganoid fish - have been created during a science laboratory 'accidentally' despite researchers predicting it'd be not possible for the 2 to supply offspring.

The Russian Sturgeon and American Paddlefish are two distant species and live in two very different locations geographically in the world. This is a fascinating discovery.

Fish Mooney (Jada Pinkett Smith) Gets Killed off in FOX show, Gotham in Season 1

Fish Mooney will not be returning to Gotham Season 2

Warning: This blog post contains spoilers about the Fox show, Gotham, Season 1.

If you haven't already read the title of this blog post, then you in are for a spoiler.  Jada Pinkett Smith has revealed that her character, Fish Mooney, will be leaving the hit FOX show, Gotham, in Season 1. Yes, that means she will not be alive to cause problems in Season 2.

Fish Mooney will be killed off in Gotham Season 1 Finale

This can be gathered after Jada Pinkett Smith was on "Live With Kelly and Michael" on Friday March 6, 2015.  She was asked while on the talk show if she would be returning for Season 2 of Gotham - which has already been picked up by FOX. (That was announced in this Variety article). Jada Pinkett Smith answered: "I don't think so, no. I signed up for a year, and the year is up. But, there are some great things coming ahead on 'Gotham' - believe you me, there's a lot of good stuff coming."

When Jada Pinkett Smith talks about "...a lot of good stuff coming..." could she possibly be referring to her own character (Fish Mooney's) death?

Because she can't be referring to the rise of Batman, because we were told that Batman is not seen in this show...ever. So she could only be referring to something big - like the death of a major character.

But from her perspective, it would not be a good thing, because that will be the end of the paychecks for her part on the show.

But, given the fact that FOX only renews shows that get big numbers in ratings, and that FOX only airs shows that are "edgy," one can only imagine that Fish Mooney will be killed off in the Finale episode of Season 1 of Gotham. That is my prediction, anyways.

Fish Mooney has already been to the underground, and then demanded that she speak to the guy running the organization (the Dollmaker). When the manager attempts to take her eyes, she jams a spoon in her own eye, and rips it out onto the floor, and then steps on it.

You can't be too careful around a guy that calls himself the Dollmaker in the DC Comics world. There were three Dollmakers, actually. And you can read about all of them here.

The show, Gotham, is a must watch show and is approved by Z. Love's Entertainment Blog.

If you want to find our more about Fish Mooney, DC Comics has an article titled: Five Burning Questions About Gotham's Fish Mooney.

Fish Plays Pokemon: Watch the Live Stream on Twitch

                     Official picture of 'Fish plays Pokemon' created by Reddit user Sundreamers

A fish plays Pokemon on Twitch, and people go nuts. Over 2 million people have tuned into the live stream to see Grayson (the fish) move about in his fish bowl and play Pokemon -- or so we are told. But it gives the people something to watch during times of extreme boredom. There is no sound to this live stream, because Beta fish can't be heard underwater without an extremely sensitive microphone.

A screenshot of a fish plays Pokemon

How Fish Plays Pokemon was Born

Catherine Moresco and Patrick Facheris combined brains to come up with the idea for this brilliant idea for HackNY. They decided to assign 9 quadrants of a fish bowl to a corresponding button on a traditional Nintendo Gameboy. Whenever the fish moves from one quadrant to another, it will then press the corresponding button or arrow to move the player in the Pokemon game. The result is a fish playing Pokemon.

To everyone's surprise, Grayson has already won one battle in Pokemon already with his Charmander (a fire salamander) named 'AAAABBK', during the 160 hours of gameplay logged so far (as of 08/08/14 at 8:14 p.m.). Sometimes the fish does not move, and that is attributed to when he sleeps, because fish sleep too, ya know!

So he has a name, and his name is Grayson Hopper. Grayson is a beta fish. Some fans of the live stream want a goldfish, and have expressed so much in the live stream chat window. The owners of the live stream (Catherine Moresco and Patrick Facheris) have indicated in the "Streaming Info" section that the live stream may be down while they make upgrades.

Upgrades to Fish Plays Pokemon

In the "Streaming Info" section, Catherine Moresco and Patrick Facheris share that Grayson plays and lives in a dorm room, and there is not a dedicated light for Grayson, which would mean the live stream is very dark during sleeping hours. The owners are getting him a dedicated lamp, and they are going to improve the quality of the live stream.

Updates: On August 8, 2014, the live stream owners state that the live stream will be down for two hours while Grayson's host moves. The stream came back up around 8:34 p.m. Central Time on August 8, 2014.