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Plasma Comes Alive

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the artificial-societies dept.

j_hirny writes "So, it seems that the widely acclaimed theory of how life begun, during hundreds of millions of years is, at least, not the only one which is being researched. As New Scientist report, a physicist managed to create life-alike beings made of plasma. They can replicate, grow and duplicate. They don't have amino-acids or DNA strains, of course, yet they may reveal something new about life's beginnings."

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  1. This would explain a lot. by jd · · Score: 0, Troll

    Think about it. Members of Congress are all full of (extremely) hot air. What if, in truth, these are merely humanoid shells around plasma lifeforms bent on taking over the world?

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