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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. Oblig by Redlazer · · Score: 0, Redundant
    Imagine a Beowulf cluster of those!

    But does it run Linux?

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    Guns don't kill people, "with glowing hearts" kills people.
    1. Re:Oblig by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

      But does it run Linux?

      No, it runs Google Wave.