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Possible Signs of Life Detected On Venus

Posted by timothy on from the well-it's-gotta-be-somewhere dept.

MoThugz writes "This article from the The Houston Chronicle discusses the discovery of mysterious swirling patches on the surface of the planet which may be communities of bacteria. These bacteria might be a genetically-enhanced version of the thermophiles which are known to survive in extreme temperatures. The article suggested the bacteria could be using ultraviolet light from the sun as an energy source, which would explain the presence of strange dark patches on ultraviolet images of the planet."

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  1. Sounds familiar... by weird+mehgny · · Score: 2, Redundant

    ...to this.

    1. Re:Sounds familiar... by Dynedain · · Score: 3, Redundant

      No kidding, its almost the exact same article, with the exact same quotes.

      If anything, the previous New Scientist article provides more information.

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  2. Wow! by MoonFacedAssassin · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ...mysterious swirling patches on the surface of the planet which may be communities of bacteria...

    Wow! There IS intelligent life in the universe.

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  3. intelligent life on earth? by peter303 · · Score: 1, Redundant

    That would be the real discovery :-)

  4. Sounds like dust clouds to me by nurb432 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    But that dosent make news and increase project funding.

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