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Microbe Mat the Size of Greece Discovered In the Sea

Posted by kdawson on from the davy-jones's-blanket dept.

NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "A mat of microbes the size of Greece has been discovered on the sea floor off the Pacific coast of South America. 'These tiny creatures can join together to create some of the largest masses of life on the planet... A single liter of seawater, once thought to contain about 100,000 microbes, can actually hold more than one billion microorganisms...'"

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  1. Re:Begin secret project: Voice of Planet by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Alpha Centauri was such a nice game ...

  2. Re:Comparison to Greece? by NewYorkCountryLawyer · · Score: 4, Insightful

    A mat of microbes the size of Greece

    I don't care what country you use for comparison. I'm scared by microbes the size of any country!

    Don't be scared. Microbes are your friend.

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    Ray Beckerman +5 Insightful
  3. Re:Comparison to Greece? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Are you saying you, for one, welcome our country-sized microbe overlords?

  4. Re:OK Own Up by Nutria · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Who thought it read Microsoft map the size of greece

    Only you...

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    "I don't know, therefore Aliens" Wafflebox1