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#1 Mar 17 2006 at 1:13 PM Rating: Decent

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http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060315_dna_nebula.html wrote:

Magnetic forces at the center of the galaxy have twisted a nebula into the shape of DNA, a new study reveals.

The double helix shape is commonly seen inside living organisms, but this is the first time it has been observed in the cosmos.

pretty neat.

yeah, I'm pretty bored and slacking

Edited, Fri Mar 17 13:16:50 2006 by Kelvyquayo

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#2 Mar 17 2006 at 1:25 PM Rating: Decent

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What we see indicates a high degree of order.

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#3 REDACTED, Posted: Mar 17 2006 at 1:28 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) That is incredible!

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#4 Mar 17 2006 at 3:30 PM Rating: Decent

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Cool, the beginning of a galactic-sized life thingy.

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#5 Mar 17 2006 at 3:33 PM Rating: Good

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It makes you wonder if we really are all just inside some galactic sized mitochondrion in some huge life form. Smiley: dubious

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#6 Mar 17 2006 at 3:36 PM Rating: Decent

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Elderon the Wise wrote:

It makes you wonder if we really are all just inside some galactic sized mitochondrion in some huge life form. Smiley: dubious

But then you take consolation in the fact that our mitochondria are made up of micro-galaxies too.

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#7 Mar 17 2006 at 7:40 PM Rating: Default

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Elderon the Wise wrote:

It makes you wonder if we really are all just inside some galactic sized mitochondrion in some huge life form. Smiley: dubious

Damn where is that site. It's really cool, I'll look for a link. Its about all the different ways the world could end and I think thats one of them, or something similar.

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#8 Mar 17 2006 at 8:51 PM Rating: Default

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Elderon the Wise wrote:

It makes you wonder if we really are all just inside some galactic sized mitochondrion in some huge life form. Smiley: dubious

damn you..... now I'm gonna be off a philosphical line for the next week on that one idea....*******!!!!

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