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3000-year-old Microbes

Posted by michael on from the stuff-you-found-at-the-back-of-your-refrigerator dept.

marga writes "Science Daily is running a story about a group of researchers the have been drilling into the Antarctic ice and discovered 3000-year-old microbes that could come back to life if put in contact with liquid water. And not only that, they claim that they have uncovered a whole new ecological system lying beneath the Lake Vida."

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  1. Homo Sapiens X Pan Paniscus by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Homo Sapiens X Pan Paniscus is the best idea to hit science in years. Viagra pales in comparison to what could unfold from the genetic research labs if we humans left our silly religion-based "morals" at the door.

    Instead of regrowing hair or making sugar-based biodegradable plastics so that middle-class consumers can feel better about shopping at W*l-M*rt, we could be unravelling the last 5, 10, or even 15 million years of our evolution, as well as that of our sister and cousin species.

    Who knows where this could all lead!

    What do all of you think?

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