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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. donkeypenis by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    nt

  2. Microbe Mat the Size of Greece Discovered In Sea by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    And 80% as hairy which is the most impressive part.

  3. Ray of Science by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    What's this? A science story from NewYorkCountyLawyer? I had you pigeonholed as a "copyrights' infringement" kind-of-guy. Perhaps people are not entire one-dimensional after all.
    My god - do you know what this means? There exists the possibility that the Slashdot groupthink has unfairly prejudiced itself against against high-profile posters.
    What have we done? Of the humanity!
    We might have also unfairly treated Roland Piquepaille!

    Actually on balance I feel that we're probably fairly safe there.