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Ancient Antarctic Bacteria Revived

Posted by michael on from the better-get-your-flu-shot dept.

Danny Rathjens writes "Frozen bacteria from Antarctica, estimated to be between five to eight million years old, were brought back to life simply by warming them up! NASA folks also participated since they think this can give them better clues on where to look for life on Mars."

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  1. YAY by nege · · Score: -1, Troll

    oh GREAT! Lets just go and revive ancient bacteria that could be a deadly virus! What a lovely idea! Thats it - those NASA guys are off my tea-party list!