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Microbes 100M Years Old Found In Termite Guts
viyh writes with coverage on MSNBC of the discovery of ancient microbes fossilized in the gut of a termite. "One hundred million years ago a termite was wounded and its abdomen split open. The resin of a pine tree slowly enveloped its body and the contents of its gut. In what is now the Hukawng Valley in Myanmar, the resin fossilized and was buried until it was chipped out of an amber mine. The resin had seeped into the termite's wound and preserved even the microscopic organisms in its gut. These microbes are the forebears of the microbes that live in the guts of today's termites and help them digest wood. ... The amber preserved the microbes with exquisite detail, including internal features like the nuclei. ... Termites are related to cockroaches and split from them in evolutionary time at about the same time the termite in the amber was trapped."
It has come to my attention that the entire Linux community is a hotbed of so called 'alternative sexuality,' which includes anything from hedonistic orgies to homosexuality to pedophilia.
What better way of demonstrating this than by looking at the hidden messages contained within the names of some of Linux's most outspoken advocates:
I'm sure that Eric S. Raymond, composer of the satanic homosexual propaganda diatribe The Cathedral and the Bizarre, is probably an anagram of something queer, but we don't need to look that far as we know he's always shoving a gun up some poor little boy's rectum. Update: Eric S. Raymond is actually an anagram for secondary rim and cord in my arse. It just goes to show you that he is indeed queer.
Update the Second: It is also documented that Evil Sicko Gaymond is responsible for a nauseating piece of code called Fetchmail, which is obviously sinister sodomite slang for 'Felch Male' -- a disgusting practise. For those not in the know, 'felching' is the act performed by two perverts wherein one sucks their own post-coital ejaculate out of the other's rectum. In fact, it appears that the dirty Linux faggots set out to undermine the good Republican institution of e-mail, turning it into 'e-male.'
As far as Richard 'Master' Stallman goes, that filthy fudge-packer was actually quoted on leftist commie propaganda site Salon.com as saying the following: 'I've been resistant to the pressure to conform in any circumstance,' he says. 'It's about being able to question conventional wisdom,' he asserts. 'I believe in love, but not monogamy,' he says plainly.
And this isn't a made up troll bullshit either! He actually stated this tripe, which makes it obvious that he is trying to politely say that he's a flaming homo slut!
Speaking about 'flaming,' who better to point out as a filthy chutney ferret than Slashdot's very own self-confessed pederast Jon Katz. Although an obvious deviant anagram cannot be found from his name, he has already confessed, nay boasted of the homosexual perversion of corrupting the innocence of young children. To quote from the article linked:
'I've got a rare kidney disease,' I told her. 'I have to go to the bathroom a lot. You can come with me if you want, but it takes a while. Is that okay with you? Do you want a note from my doctor?'
Is this why you were touching your penis in the cinema, Jon? And letting the other boys touch it too?
We should also point out that Jon Katz refers to himself as 'Slashdot's resident Gasbag.' Is there any more doubt? For those fortunate few who aren't aware of the list of homosexual terminology found inside the Linux 'Sauce Code,' a 'Gasbag' is a pervert who gains sexual gratification from having a thin straw inserted into his urethra (or to use the common parlance, 'piss-pipe'), then his homosexual lover blows firmly down the straw to inflate his scrotum. This is, of course, when he's not busy violating the dignity and copyright of posters to Slashdot by gathering
from cockroaches. Tthis creature goes by the name of Presidet-VICE Richard B. Cheney.
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I mean, we *could* clone the microbes preserved in amber.. But that's just not as exciting, is it?
One hundred million years ago a termite was wounded and its abdomen split open
That would make a better film than most of the crap out there at the moment.
I for one welcome our new termite dwelling microbe overlords.
Seems even better than mummification for preserving the dead. We should figure out how to make it, and stick some creatures from our own time in it, including larger specimens for future paleontologists to ponder over. Like, famous politicians, as a reward for their service.
Can you be Even More Awesome?!
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1026340/Jurassic-Park-comes-true-How-scientists-bringing-dinosaurs-life-help-humble-chicken.html According to Jack Horner, professor of palaeontology at Montana State University, the answer is an unequivocal yes. He says: "Of course we can bring them back to life. Their ancestral DNA is still present. "The science is there. I don't think there are any barriers, other than the philosophical."
I want to be encased in resin when I die. Like Walt Disney!
Is it just me, or does the summary read like the start of a legend that serves as prelude to an epic adventure?
I want to go on a quest to this "Myanmar" place and find the termite amber and throw it into the nearest volcano before the Evil One's minions get their hands on it.
You see? You see? Your stupid minds! Stupid! Stupid!
don't let spielburg know...
"Sorry, that was my mother-in-law," says the termite.
Gosh, I love cunt waffles!
You know what, I've been 100% against torture from the beginning, and I was glad to see Cheney leave office, but I think he's doing a real service to the country in one way, and that is, he is sincere.
He is out there defending himself because he believes what he did was the correct course of action. Not only that, millions of other Americans agree with him. So by being sincere, and bringing the debate into the open, we are having a true, democratic debate over what the correct policy is. When was the last time that happened in America? Isn't it a nice change from Rove/Pelosi, who basically say whatever they can to discount their opponent? Here we are having an open debate on the subject between Obama and Cheney, and it is making people think. And that is a good thing.
I don't like Cheney, but I defend his right to speak out; especially when he is sincere (and frankly (and sadly) has more clarity of purpose than most of the rest of the Republican party right now).
Qxe4
You know what, I've been 100% against torture from the beginning
Well good for you!
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Hukawng Valley is in Burma. Or is it Myanmar this time? Guess I'll have to reach into the memory hole.
*Cough* ...these microbes killed all the dinosaurs and now they have got m
Sounds like the work of Microsoft.
Hey man, just 'cause you weren't is no reason to be bitter. You can change now and be on the right side. ;)
Qxe4
Don't you mean 6,000?
This is my signature. There are many signatures like it, but this one is mine.
sincerely committing treason lining his pockets with defense contractor money. to hell with that dirt bag.
that termite should have invested in ColonCleanse(tm) to dissolve the 20-30 pounds of waste that is believed to bind to our intestine walls like spackle or paste.
Just clone the meat! Delicious dinosaur meat.
Quack, quack.
If you, as I, accept Lynn Margulis's hypothesis, parasitic and symbiotic interactions with microbes play a much stronger role in driving evolutionary diversification than "random" mutations of the genome.
The only reasonable ref I could find quickly is from 1991: Symbiosis as a Source of Evolutionary Innovation: Speciation and Morphogenesis.
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Some primal termite knocked on wood.
And tasted it, and found it good.
And that is why your Cousin May
Fell through the parlor floor today.
-- Ogden Nash
The higher the technology, the sharper that two-edged sword.
Put this in your intelligent designed pipe and smoke it.
I'd say that the bigger win here is the additional proof of evolution.
Without the protozoa, the termite would starve. Meanwhile, the protozoa would quickly die outside of the termite, resulting in a relationship of dependence between the animals that scientists call "mutualism."
From the Symbiosis article:
The definition of symbiosis is in flux, and the term has been applied to a wide range of biological interactions. The symbiotic relationship may be categorized as being mutualistic, parasitic, or commensal in nature. Others define it more narrowly, as only those relationships from which both organisms benefit, in which case it would be synonymous with mutualism.
Hmm, live and learn.
now I can understand why they say the cockroach will be the last living creature.... as it seems to be the first too..
This sounds like a good plot to an X-Files episode. Ancient microbes get unearthed. Mulder, Scully and a few randoms get infected. Mulder declares a quarantine, and in the end they only just escape with their lives.
Jurassic Amoeba... coming to theaters everywhere Summer 2009. ...it's not the veloci-raptor this time, it's the fearsome mitosis!
The amber preserved the microbes with exquisite detail, including internal features like the nuclei.
I was raised to believe that "nuclei" were by definition a feature of eukaryotic cells, and not prokaryotes. I would like to know more about these obviously parasitic eukaryotic termite bowel infesting organisms...
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Restore? Is there such as word as "reembowelment"? Cyberland is gonna fuck with the dictionary big-time.
Table-ized A.I.
Upon making the discover, one Professor Hans Singleton was noted to have made the following remark:
"And I thought they smelled bad on the outside!"
Modern copyright is theft of culture from everyone and it retards the progress of the useful arts and sciences.
Termites are related to cockroaches
Quote:
"Termites have long baffled scientists as to their place in the natural world and their relationship with other insects. Although they are part of a large 'superorder' that includes cockroaches, they were classified separately in a group called Isoptera .
This new research puts termites into the same group as cockroaches, (Blattodea). Termites are now classed as a new family of cockroaches called Termitidae . Isoptera is no longer valid."
Well, I always preferred ants, though, admittedly, termites are superb architects when it comes to thermoregulation.
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The Jarasic Park movie was a real story.
Myanmar is the name that was given to Burma by the current military regime. Burma's pro-democracy movement still use its traditional name, and encourage us all to do the same.
We learned in Texas Science Class (R) that the earth was created 6000 years ago, complete with Adam, Eve, and a talking snake.
Are you certain there were no RIAA/MPAA copyrights in those microbe genomes? I'm just saying...
I don't like Cheney, but I like dune coons even less.
I was 60% against torture. Most of me was going "Torture is bad, mmkay" but the rest was thinking "...but if the torturer was a hot chick..."
Ezekiel 23:20
Modern RIAA music lyrics use *at least* *five* letters.
I listen to both RIAA and non-RIAA stuff if I like the music, tangential business/politics nonwithstanding.
Oh, yeah. Oooh, ahhh, that's how it always starts. Then later there's running and screaming. A termite walks into a bar and asks "Where's the bartender?"
It gripped her hand gently. 'Regret is for humans,' it said.