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Alien Bacteria May Have Landed in India

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the quite-the-little-travelers dept.

coastal984 writes "CNN & Popular Science are reporting that a scientist in India believes he may have discovered alien life in water collected from a unusually colored rainstorm. From the article: 'So how to explain them? Louis speculates that the particles could be extraterrestrial bacteria adapted to the harsh conditions of space and that the microbes hitched a ride on a comet or meteorite that later broke apart in the upper atmosphere and mixed with rain clouds above India.'"

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  1. Great... by 0311 · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...now even bacteria are being outsourced to India.

  2. Rainbows... by talkingpaperclip · · Score: 3, Funny

    "...may have discovered alien life in water collected from a unusually colored rainstorm..."

    Last time I checked it was a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, not alien bacteria.

  3. red rain in russia by prurientknave · · Score: 3, Funny

    there was actually another report of red rain in russia two weeks ago. No mention of alien bacteria though.

  4. But certainly by Opportunist · · Score: 4, Funny

    Couldn't come to the US, fearing they might be considered illegal aliens.

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  5. War Of The Worlds in reverse? by objekt · · Score: 4, Funny

    H.G. Wells was wrong! They aren't going to be killed by bacteria--THEY *ARE* BACTERIA!

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    1. Re:War Of The Worlds in reverse? by maniac/dev/null · · Score: 4, Funny

      Does this mean they can only be stopped by large, terrible war machines?