Today London saw the opening of the Jellyfish Theatre, a remarkable new performance venue made entirely from donated, free and recycled materials. Reused shipping pallets, recycled nails, old school furniture, and donated wood scraps have been used to construct this organic 120-seat temporary auditorium, which is located a mere 10 minutes' walk from the Globe Theatre on the banks of the Thames. While some see the Jellyfish Theatre as "junkitecture" others see the handmade, recycled theatre as a work of art -- read on for a look at London's newest performance space and tell us your take in the comments!



STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) -- Two Americans and one Japanese won the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for the discovery and development of a brightly glowing protein first seen in jellyfish, work that has helped scientists study how cancer cells spread.
Japan's Osamu Shimomura and Americans Martin Chalfie and Roger Tsien shared the prize for their research on green fluorescent protein, or GFP, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said.
他們利用水母發出的綠色熒光蛋白(GFP)來追查實驗室內進行的生物反應，因此獲獎。
The protein is a widely used laboratory tool to illuminate processes in living organisms, such as development of brain cells or the spread of cancer cells.


flu・o・res・cent
 
━━ a. 螢光（性）の; あざやかな.

fluorescent lamp　蛍光灯.
fluorescent light　蛍光.

tentacle

Pronunciation: /ˈtɛntək(ə)l/
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Definition of tentacle



noun

  • a slender, flexible limb or appendage in an animal, especially around the mouth of an invertebrate, used for grasping or moving about, or bearing sense organs.
  • (in a plant) a tendril or a sensitive glandular hair.
  • something resembling a tentacle in shape or flexibility:trailing tentacles of vapour
  • (usually tentacles) an insidious spread of influence and control:the Party’s tentacles reached into every nook and cranny of people’s lives




Derivatives


tentacled

adjective

tentacular

Pronunciation: /-ˈtakjʊlə/

adjective

tentaculate

Pronunciation: /-ˈtakjʊlət/

adjective

Origin:

mid 18th century: anglicized from modern Latin tentaculum, from Latin tentare, temptare 'to feel, try'