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Live Worms Found in Columbia Wreckage

Posted by michael on from the now-we-just-need-some-tequila dept.

Scoria writes "CNN is reporting that hundreds of live worms, fourth or fifth generation descendents of the subjects of a scientific experiment conducted aboard Columbia, have been discovered amongst the shuttle wreckage. The worms, C. elegans , share many biological characteristics with humans and are the size of a pencil tip."

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  1. Re:FUCK YOU by Nefrayu · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Ah, you manage put into words the sentiments that my heart feels but that I can only dream of expressing... :-) You are my hero.

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  2. Re:Interesting Implications by Maxwell'sSilverLART · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Fascism:Extreme right-wing dictatorial government,belligerently nationalist,that merges state and business leadership

    From dictionary.com:
    A system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, stringent socioeconomic controls, suppression of the opposition through terror and censorship, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism.

    Central authority? Check. Stringent socioeconomic controls? Check. Suppression of opposition through terror and censorship? Check--the KGB was really good at that. Belligerent nationalism, etc? Check.

    Funny, Soviet-style Communism sounds an awful lot like fascism, but without all that "extreme right-wing" stuff.

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