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Earth creatures survived vacuum and radations in space

Raoul — 9/9/2008 9:19:11 AM (archived)

Tardigrades do it .

An ESA experiment aboard a Russian spacecraft.

http://a52.g.akamaitech.net/f/52/827/1d/www.space.com/images/080908-tardigrade-02.jpg

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Earth creatures survived vacuum and radations in space - Raoul - 9/9/2008 9:19:11 AM
- Tardigrades are so COOL - Adam - 9/12/2008 10:31:04 PM
  - I wonder if they have large-sized 'cousins' way out there in the cosmos? (n/t) - Jacob - 9/13/2008 6:23:32 PM
    - Could be... - TB - 9/14/2008 12:35:30 AM
      - Sizable creepy-crawlies here on earth - Bluh - 9/14/2008 6:36:29 AM
        
        The most creative description of ETI I've heard is... - ER - 9/15/2008 1:26:23 AM
        
        Sentient aliens vs. Non-Sentient aliens - Bluh - 9/15/2008 4:58:48 PM
        
        More likely they will be artificial - Socrates II - 9/15/2008 5:21:11 PM
        
        re: More likely they will be artificial - Bluh - 9/15/2008 10:52:49 PM
        
        Only if... - Socrates II - 9/16/2008 4:03:29 AM
        
        But couldn't a REALLY smart lifeform manipulate it's DNA - nick hoffman - 9/16/2008 9:40:32 AM
        
        That might explain all those cattle mutilations - Socrates II - 9/16/2008 1:26:35 PM
        
        Of course it's easier, but it's not so much FUN - nick hoffman - 9/16/2008 9:34:19 PM

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