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#1 Jul 13 2006 at 11:51 AM Rating: Good

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They claim that these wierd cells that fell in some red rain from the sky are alien microbes from outer space

http://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/06/02/red.rain/ wrote:

Louis has isolated strange, thick-walled, red-tinted cell-like structures about 10 microns in size. Stranger still, dozens of his experiments suggest that the particles may lack DNA yet still reproduce plentifully, even in water superheated to nearly 600 degrees Fahrenheit .

waht will they think of next? Smiley: laugh

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#2 Jul 13 2006 at 1:55 PM Rating: Decent

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That explanation seems no less probable than one of the alternative theories cited: "A fine mist of blood cells produced by a meteor striking a high-flying flock of bats."

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#3 Jul 13 2006 at 2:08 PM Rating: Good

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OMG!!!

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#4 Jul 13 2006 at 2:13 PM Rating: Good

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"A fine mist of blood cells produced by a meteor striking a high-flying flock of bats."

That's actually a lot better than the alien microbe theory

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#5 Jul 13 2006 at 2:29 PM Rating: Good

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Louis and his colleagues dismiss all these theories, pointing to the fact that both algae and fungus possess DNA and that blood cells have thin walls and die quickly when exposed to water and air.

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#6 Jul 13 2006 at 3:34 PM Rating: Decent

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I don't know what will become of this story (probably nothing), but it's an intruiging scenario. As we find more and more bacteria and other lifeforms that can survive in extreme conditions (for Earth anyway), it becomes more and more plausible that life could in fact travel long distances through space via an asteroid or comet. Consider the discovery of bacteria that are 250,000,000 years old and still alive.

It could very well be that this was how life came to be on Earth, and it's our best chance of finding life elsewhere in the universe.

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#7 Jul 13 2006 at 3:47 PM Rating: Excellent

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Jawbox wrote:

It could very well be that this was how life came to be on Earth, and it's our best chance of finding life elsewhere in the universe.

Are they carbon-based? Smiley: wink2

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#8 Jul 13 2006 at 3:51 PM Rating: Good

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I'd pay AngryHippo $1 to drink down one of those jars of red rain water. He'd probably be tripping balls off the good alien junk.

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#9 Jul 13 2006 at 3:53 PM Rating: Decent

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Jophiel wrote:

Jawbox wrote:

It could very well be that this was how life came to be on Earth, and it's our best chance of finding life elsewhere in the universe.

Are they carbon-based? Smiley: wink2

If we're looking for earth-like life, then of course!

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#10 Jul 13 2006 at 4:42 PM Rating: Excellent

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The crystals were in a drill sample taken from an air intake shaft at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), the world's first underground dump for radioactive waste left over from making nuclear weapons.

DUN-dun-dun!

When those bad boys meet radioactivity, we should see a whole new pantheon of comic book heroes! Methuselameba!

Oh... wait. If they flew through space for a few million years, radioactivity is old hat to them. Never mind!

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#11 Jul 13 2006 at 10:52 PM Rating: Good

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Jophiel wrote:

Jawbox wrote:

It could very well be that this was how life came to be on Earth, and it's our best chance of finding life elsewhere in the universe.

Are they carbon-based? Smiley: wink2

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