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Bermuda Triangle: New anomalous phenomenon discovered
Recently, American scientists who studied the sea near the famous Bermuda Triangle have found another
"anomaly". They saw that the surface waters in this area are literally teeming with a wide variety of viruses.
However, the viruses do not represent any danger for humans as they only interested in oceanic bacteria.
The very phrase "Bermuda Triangle" has appeared only recently - it was coined by a fan of Spiritualism and
esoteric Vincent Gaddis in 1964. By this toponym he meant an area located between the island of Puerto Rico,
the Florida coast and Bermuda. According to the famous mystic of the last century, this area of the Atlantic
became notorious due to the fact that hundreds of ships and aircraft disappeared there. Some ships, however,
were found later, but without their crews and passengers.
All this made Gaddis suggests that there was some anomaly in this area. However, he was not the first one to express this idea. In 1950 an American
journalist Alexander Jones wrote an article about the mysterious disappearance of ships in this region (which he called simply and tastefully - Sea
Devil). Yet, the Bermuda Triangle acquired real popularity in 1974, when Charles Berlitz, a popularizer of science, published a book under the same
title where he collected descriptions of various mysterious disappearances in the area. The book immediately became a bestseller, and as a result the
mysterious and dangerous Sea Devil became known to the entire world. After that different groups of scientists engaged in searching for reasons to
explain these disappearances.
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However, over time the skeptics slowly gained the upper hand over amateur mystics. No anomalies in this part of the
ocean were found, and the U.S. Coast Guard has issued several reports according to which the disappearance of ships
in the Bermuda Triangle did not occur more frequently than in other regions of the ocean, and they occurred mainly due
to storms. Historians, digging in the archives, found that the area since the discovery of America was very often visited
by various vessels, including pirate ones. Until the second half of the 20th century sailors made no mention of it as a
mysterious place where ships were constantly perishing. Persnickety journalists analyzed Berlitz's book and found that
most of the facts presented by the writer were not entirely true, and some were just made up.
By the 1990s, the interest in the Bermuda Triangle was largely exhausted. Recently, however, scientists regained interest in this area, because they did
discover one anomaly there. However, it has nothing to do with the disappearance of ships and aircraft.
A team of U.S. scientists led by Professor Craig Carlson of the Bermuda Institute of Oceanology (St. George, Bermuda) have been conducting
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oceanographic research in the northwestern part of the Sargasso Sea for ten years, near the Bermuda Triangle and Bermuda islands. Recently a
report on the work of the biologists has been published. Especially interesting in this report was the fact that, according to the observations of
scientists, most numerous living organisms in the surface layers of the ocean in this region are viruses.Interestingly enough, the dynamics of these
microscopic organisms is directly linked with the seasons. For example, in the summer viruses multiply actively in the water layers at depths ranging
from 60 to 100 meters, and their number is up to ten million particles per drop of water. In the winter, sometimes they did not exist in the surface
layers at all as they would go into the depths, following their masters.
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The researchers analyzed the DNA of the viruses caught and found that 90 percent of them still were not known to science. However, these
microorganisms, both known and unknown, did not present any danger to humans. They all belong to a group of bacteriophages, that is, the objects
of their attacks are bacteria living in the ocean. Bacteriophages are known to be very old-fashioned and conservative as they do not change their
habits, and do not attack other creatures.
To be able to reproduce, bacteriophages lie in wait for unsuspecting bacteria. They attach themselves to their cell walls and enter into the victim's
DNA. Furthermore, they integrate into the genome of the bacteria (which is a single circular DNA molecule, lying freely in the cytoplasm and not
protected by any walls). This makes them forget about their own responsibilities and focus on producing all the necessary molecules for the assembly
of new viruses. This assembly also takes place inside the bacterial cell. When the number of newborn bacteriophages reaches several million, they
come from the host cell, effectively breaking it into pieces, and then go in search of new victims.
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The organic molecules of the dead bacteria fill the water surrounding them, and since bacteriophages kill hundreds of thousands of cells, it is not
surprising that the sea surface in this place turns into a nutrient broth. Other bacteria hurry there for a feed and quickly become prey of cunning virus.
This means that the bacteriophages form a microscopic ecosystem where they live.
Other marine creatures, unicellular and multicellular planktonic organisms, also enjoy the fruits of their work. Some are attracted by free nutrient broth,
and others - by the bacteria feeding on it. It turns out viruses create a "cafeteria" in the surface layers of the sea. Even whales and dolphins come to
eat there (these, in turn, are interested in swarms of krill feeding on microplankton and fish eating krill).
Scientists were amazed by what they saw because they did not know about this role of viruses in the formation of oceanic ecosystems. According to
many oceanographers, oceanic viruses are very poorly understood because they are hard to catch. But now it is clear that they are countless in all
seas and oceans.
"While we cannot see them with the naked eye, viruses are the dominant form of life in the ocean. They constitute 95 percent of the total biomass of
the ocean. That is, the mass of virus is even larger than the mass of krill, fish and larger animals such as whales, combined. Given the pace of virus
multiplication and their number, it becomes apparent how important their role in nutrient cycling on the planet is," said one of the authors of the study
of biological "anomalies" of the Bermuda Triangle Dr. Rachel Persons.However, some experts believe that in this case there are no abnormalities
specific to the Bermuda triangle as processes involving the viruses are occurring in many areas of the oceans. For example, biologists from the U.S.
and Canada investigated the surface waters of the North Atlantic and reported that the most diverse viral community (129,000 genotypes) was found
off the coast of British Columbia. The number of these microorganisms is also very high - approximately 50 million particles in a drop of water, which
is five times greater than in the Bermuda Triangle. This "virus rage" is explained by the fact that this area has rising sea currents (upwelling), bringing
nutrients from the depths of the ocean to the surface. In such areas sentient beings are more abundant and their diversity is higher than in the
surrounding areas, and the virus is no exception to this rule.
It appears that the largest "virus carrier" on the planet is exactly in the oceans. It is fortunate that most of microscopic parasites living in it are not
dangerous to humans.
Anton Evseev
Pravda.Ru
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Vincenzo Page Top Commenter Death at Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Looking through the comments, I'm certain I'm one of few people who understood this.
I also learned that Astro Logia needs to shut the hell up about Atlantis.
Reply Like October 5 at 6:46am
Lee Wild Manchester, United Kingdom
Glad I didn't read all that ;).
Reply Like October 3 at 1:56pm
Aanjan Lamichhane
I read it all but I never found that picture... is ths..
Reply Like October 2 at 9:47am
Lynn L Yaung Top Commenter
lool this is interesting than the triangle, I love science but even though I gt shiit grades in it --
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Reply Like August 4 at 6:00pm 4
Astro Logia Mantra
have you heard about ATLANTIS?
Reply Like September 4 at 2:46am
King Scooby University of Technology Buea
thought I would find pictures and videos of the funny creatures living there but its just a bunch of
words still trying to understand what is happening? what the f************************.
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WeiQiang Overeem Deyi Secondary School
dafuq did I just read.
Reply Like July 19 at 2:22am 1
Raphael Alexander Top Commenter Design Grafis at PT INDOTAMA MOTORIKA
interesting... learn something new today.
Reply Like June 26 at 9:10pm
Moriyama Arata Top Commenter
funk you all
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New Delhi, India
tare(your) mother ki chut(vigina)
Reply Like October 27 at 10:05am
Moriyama Arata Top Commenter
moron...
Reply Like October 27 at 5:34pm
Nicolas Villegas Arellano university
I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS ALL SHIPS PLANES AND WHAT HAVE YOUS ITS JUST A DAMN BUNCH OF
BACTERIA GUYS LIVING AND JAMMING AT THE TRIANGLE.
Reply Like June 16 at 4:36am 2
Astro Logia Mantra
have you heard about ATLANTIS?
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have you heard about ATLANTIS?
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William Ray Pascual Top Commenter Casual Worker at Chao yi business co.ltd
damm...i tought that I would see pictures but it's just a bunch of words...i read it all but it is more
believable if they have pics......."to see is to believe".
Reply Like June 15 at 3:39am 6
Astro Logia Mantra
do not go there.. us marines revealed ATLANTIS, the lost empire
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u revealed it? prove it show me footage or anything!
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