Mysterious Goo in Minnesota
Some people call it “goo” – others think it looks like clear globs oftapioca pudding.But so far, nobody knows for sure what the clear globules are that have beenshowing up in Lake Superior over the past few days.
Swimmers have noticed them floating in the water off Park Point. JeffGunderson, associate director of Minnesota Sea Grant, collected samples ofthe globules off Park Point and Brighton Beach. Although some of it has beenexamined under microscopes, biologists have not yet been able to determinewhat the goo is. “We don’t know if it’s organic or inorganic yet,” he says.
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