8 Million Year Old Bacteria Thaws, Lives

Jamie found a New Scientist story about 8 million year old bacteria that scientists thawed out, and now it's alive. Also somehow they are sure that this is safe. The interesting bit is that since these samples came from ancient ice, it seems that the world will naturally be filled with these guys soon.

Comments

Welcome

[amigabill]

I for one welcome our new microscopic overlords.

Re:Welcome

[lonechicken]

I for one welcome our new microscopic overlords. You mean "old."

Re:Welcome

[Anonymous Coward]

or would that be pre-pwn3d? No, pre-pwn3d is when someone sells you a 3 year old Windows box.

Re:Welcome

[bigdavesmith]

Not so fast, buddy. This is how it all ends. Global warming causes the ice caps to melt, and it releases that neon-green buggy stuff that only gets active at night, like on that one x-files episode.

I'm stocking up on flashlight batteries and fuel for the generator.

truly amazing

[JeanBaptiste]

you typed all that in under 4 minutes. (story posted at 11:01, comment posted at 11:05)

want to document my code for me? shouldn't take you long

Re:truly amazing

[MillionthMonkey]

/*
you typed all that in under 4 minutes. (story posted at 11:01, comment posted at 11:05)
want to document my code for me? shouldn't take you long
*/
You're right- that was fast!

Re:truly amazing

[djupedal]

Remember - subscribers can see articles in the future. What seemed like 4 minutes to your disconnected asse was actually 2 hours to his connected asse.

Ok, everyone laugh and point at #537955 so he can complete his initiation and we can move on to the next chodderhead.

Lawyers?

[iknownuttin]

The Bacteria, named Cirroc, have said that they plan to attend law school and embark on a new career as a personal injury lawyer.

The article said they were parasitic bacteria?

Re:You're right

[pohl]

Exactly, because no point is ever valid if it came from an asshole.

Sorry, just joining the dogpile.