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It was funded by NASA, I think Darth_Katie Send a noteboard - 02/12/2010 08:15:15 PM
It seems like the NASA connection is more in the vein of "Holy crap, life exists in more ways than we previously thought, so it's entirely possible we'll find life on non Earth-like planets"


The funniest part of the press conference was when the USA Today lady asked the presenters to comment on the disappointment their readers were already expressing online that they "didn't pull ET out of a hat to do a dance" (actual quote) and the NASA lady was all was like "omg srsly USA Today you don't even understand" (paraphrase). :D
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More Important Than Soccer: Completely new type of DNA discovered beetnemesis - 02/12/2010 04:48:51 PM 1733 Views
that is TOTALLY inappropriate LadyLorraine - 02/12/2010 04:58:47 PM 945 Views
Of course there is... Jacob - 02/12/2010 05:02:30 PM 952 Views
I saw, I'm just not in the proper habit yet LadyLorraine - 02/12/2010 05:35:33 PM 1043 Views
Crazy awesome. nossy - 02/12/2010 05:07:49 PM 1012 Views
Re: Crazy awesome. TaskmasterJack - 02/12/2010 10:32:56 PM 846 Views
It's confusing, that's for sure. nossy - 03/12/2010 02:01:11 AM 849 Views
lol, or maybe not nossy - 09/12/2010 07:49:19 PM 1223 Views
So the movie Evolution was real! Stephen - 02/12/2010 05:24:16 PM 933 Views
Nice reference, but not quite. TaskmasterJack - 02/12/2010 10:32:04 PM 879 Views
Thanks for clearing that up Stephen - 02/12/2010 11:23:36 PM 991 Views
Wow. *NM* Gher - 02/12/2010 05:32:08 PM 518 Views
I love how it was found in a massively polluted lake beetnemesis - 02/12/2010 05:35:22 PM 861 Views
Dang. I thought it was naturally occurring. Missed the part where it was grown in a lab. Gher - 03/12/2010 02:16:16 AM 1029 Views
The answer to your question is: Pretty damn cool. *NM* Nate - 02/12/2010 05:33:54 PM 501 Views
Goddamnit I am SO PISSED that I have a meeting at 2!!! Darth_Katie - 02/12/2010 05:50:21 PM 835 Views
I won't pretend I know enough about biology to understand the impact of this ironclad - 02/12/2010 06:26:24 PM 990 Views
It's like finding a type of rock that eats laughter beetnemesis - 02/12/2010 06:51:15 PM 838 Views
... without coming down and dealing with the nasty stomach cramps. Joel - 02/12/2010 09:49:06 PM 1070 Views
I think I had an ex once that was made of arsenic. *NM* Craig - 02/12/2010 07:10:57 PM 475 Views
Maris? *NM* ironclad - 02/12/2010 07:33:14 PM 512 Views
Well you are made of poison, so that makes sense. *NM* snoopcester - 02/12/2010 07:39:09 PM 488 Views
Curse you, poetic justice! Curse you! Craig - 04/12/2010 03:38:37 AM 1027 Views
So, is it an alien? Lordling - 02/12/2010 07:19:49 PM 983 Views
I don't see why it couldn't be natural LadyLorraine - 02/12/2010 07:22:49 PM 898 Views
They haven't mentioned anything saying it's not from Earth, I think beetnemesis - 02/12/2010 08:03:44 PM 1005 Views
It was funded by NASA, I think Darth_Katie - 02/12/2010 08:15:15 PM 1019 Views
lols. *NM* LadyLorraine - 02/12/2010 08:17:40 PM 484 Views
The bacteria in question is part of a known lineage Darth_Katie - 02/12/2010 08:07:34 PM 1220 Views
see my note below LadyLorraine - 02/12/2010 08:13:35 PM 993 Views
Maybe Darth_Katie - 02/12/2010 08:23:16 PM 931 Views
it could be there are some in the lake naturally LadyLorraine - 02/12/2010 09:00:42 PM 836 Views
Huh! I must have missed that part. *NM* Darth_Katie - 02/12/2010 09:05:15 PM 470 Views
No it isn't! snoopcester - 02/12/2010 07:39:34 PM 1000 Views
I really didn't understand that, either. jh - 04/12/2010 10:44:51 AM 1011 Views
So, apparently, this bacteria doesn't use arsneic for its DNA in its natural state? LadyLorraine - 02/12/2010 08:06:02 PM 894 Views
While awesome, it's a bit of a problem. Ghavrel - 02/12/2010 09:04:22 PM 897 Views
Re: While awesome, it's a bit of a problem. TaskmasterJack - 02/12/2010 10:34:34 PM 837 Views
True, but I'm not "looking for" anything in particular, so I just like it *NM* LadyLorraine - 02/12/2010 11:09:21 PM 510 Views
It's interesting, but not completely shocking BlackAdder - 02/12/2010 08:08:46 PM 1067 Views
Less cool a revelation than I was hoping, but certainly not a complete disappointment. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 02/12/2010 10:35:33 PM 465 Views
I don't understand why this is such a big deal. It always seemed common sense to me that there are Tashmere - 02/12/2010 10:40:22 PM 1032 Views
I think it just makes them happy that they can widen the parameters for life-sustaining planets. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 02/12/2010 11:00:31 PM 465 Views
yah. it's one thing to theorize, another thing to find something to hold true. LadyLorraine - 02/12/2010 11:10:23 PM 905 Views
It's much more than an educated guess. Dreaded Anomaly - 02/12/2010 11:59:18 PM 1101 Views
You can't "know" from this distance. Tashmere - 03/12/2010 03:13:05 AM 812 Views
Why not? Isaac - 03/12/2010 04:42:15 AM 1075 Views
obviously you have not learned to look at the back label on the car *NM* LadyLorraine - 04/12/2010 07:04:42 PM 445 Views
Yes, we can. Dreaded Anomaly - 04/12/2010 06:04:48 PM 1244 Views
The problem probably is with me. Tashmere - 04/12/2010 08:00:56 PM 886 Views
No, they aren't. Dreaded Anomaly - 04/12/2010 10:01:25 PM 908 Views
Depends on how you view evidence, no? Nate - 05/12/2010 04:50:11 AM 1141 Views
There are correct and incorrect ways to view evidence. Dreaded Anomaly - 05/12/2010 05:42:41 AM 838 Views
Are you baiting me to bait you? Tashmere - 05/12/2010 06:41:49 AM 1080 Views
I'm just carrying on a conversation. Dreaded Anomaly - 05/12/2010 07:26:39 AM 1076 Views
Re: I'm just carrying on a conversation. Tashmere - 05/12/2010 07:08:04 PM 859 Views
Re: I'm just carrying on a conversation. Dreaded Anomaly - 05/12/2010 07:56:43 PM 1048 Views
Re: I'm just carrying on a conversation. Tashmere - 06/12/2010 03:15:37 AM 1018 Views
Re: I'm just carrying on a conversation. Dreaded Anomaly - 06/12/2010 09:18:51 PM 929 Views
Okay. Tashmere - 06/12/2010 11:22:44 PM 1088 Views
I made my students watch the NASA channel for over two hours today Larry - 02/12/2010 11:11:40 PM 814 Views
I watched that and was very intrigued Fox and Ravens - 03/12/2010 01:31:29 AM 760 Views
It's neat, but I object to the circus act Isaac - 03/12/2010 02:52:46 AM 1015 Views
yah, and it's kind of shooting themselves in the foot anyways LadyLorraine - 03/12/2010 09:10:21 AM 903 Views
xkcd ironclad - 03/12/2010 10:35:24 AM 1057 Views
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