Eight-million-year-old bug is alive and growing

New Age Vapors — 8/8/2007 1:42:44 PM (archived)

Eight-million-year-old bug is alive and growing

NewScientist.com news service August 7, 2007

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An 8-million-year-old bacterium
that was extracted from the oldest
known ice on Earth is now growing in
a laboratory, claim researchers. If
confirmed, this means ancient
bacteria and viruses will come back
to life as ice melts due to global
warming. This is nothing to worry
about, say experts, because the
process has been going on for
billions...

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Panspermia scenario takes a blow - phil - 8/7/2007 2:34:33 PM
- Current theory is that MOST of comets is rock, which would protect the microbes. (n/t) - Robert Clark - 8/8/2007 2:57:44 AM
  - re: Current theory is that MOST of comets is rock, which would protect the microbes. - Marcia - 8/13/2007 7:35:46 PM
- not so fast - pwokenyaw - 8/7/2007 6:12:57 PM
  - Eight-million-year-old bug is alive and growing - New Age Vapors - 8/8/2007 1:42:44 PM
    - re: Eight-million-year-old bug is alive and growing. Cool and amazing. - Marcia - 8/13/2007 7:33:10 PM
    - Incidentally... - nick hoffman - 8/9/2007 2:31:56 AM
      - Dont be an idiot... - R.L. - 8/16/2007 1:11:48 AM
      - re: Incidentally... - Marcia - 8/13/2007 7:29:05 PM
        
        re: Incidentally... - phil - 8/14/2007 1:49:09 PM
        
        re: Incidentally... - pwokenyaw - 8/16/2007 4:21:56 AM
        
        re: Incidentally... - Marcia - 8/15/2007 9:20:52 PM
    - UQ Researchers Discover Some Of The Oldest Forms Of Life - New Age Vapors - 8/8/2007 3:01:21 PM
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