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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. First Post! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Never done this before. Hurray for being awake at 4:45 AM!

    1. Re:First Post! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Why don't you move to Britain? We even have proper free speech here.

  2. Worms in Space? by billybob2001 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    These aren't the worms you're looking for...

    They came through a worm-hole.

    They're looking for a space-elevator to get back

    1. Re:Worms in Space? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      That's really not funny at all.

  3. RULE BRITAINNIA! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Looks like it was the Brits who attacked Israel this time. Maybe Israel might want to consider an incursion into London and mindlessly shooting innocent people in retaliation for it, eh?

    1. Re:RULE BRITAINNIA! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      NAAAH!! You FaIL IT!!!111!!

  4. This is why I read slashdot until the sunrise... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The worms, C. elegans, share many biological characteristics with humans and are the size of a pencil tip.

    Thankyou for the tip, Dick Fucking Tracy.

  5. My first gay porn film by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Today I P2Pd my first gay hardcore porn film.

    Exciting!

  6. /me waits for a lame ebay link..... by caffeinex36 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ...how obnoxious, but give it a few minutes...


    -rob

  7. 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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  8. Re:The worms by Anne+Thwacks · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Its a safe bet they are also tolerant of spam and the RIAA.

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  9. Sir, come into my office by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    and pack your crap up because you are so fired.

  10. w00t by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    first post! yfi

  11. Re:Browse its genome by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Shouldn't I buy it a drink first?

  12. Worms and Humans by Necrotica · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    "The worms, C. elegans, share many biological characteristics with humans and are the size of a pencil tip."

    These worms share none of the characteristics of the crew. They're still alive.

  13. What now? by PeterChenoweth · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    So we've found the worms, now where's Spock?

  14. 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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