 What is the power of the blobs?
The blobs were a peculiarity of this planet about which nobody knew anything. The blobs hadn't seemed dangerous, and the local animals were apparently all herbivorous and harmless. There were three of the blobs dancing about over the grazing animals now, as they often seemed to do. Earth had ordered him to detour here, after leaving his load of deep-sleep stored colonists on Official World 71, to check on any sign of Hennessy. Now the three were streaking at fantastic speed to a spot near the ship, to hover excitedly above something that moved there. A blob dropped down, almost touching Gwayne. "I want that thing to live—and you're detailed to save it and revive it.
 To change creatures to adapt to a new environment.
 To make creatures sleep.  To change creatures to adapt to a new environment.  To change creatures so they go insane.  To make creatures die.