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Life on Mars found... and we’ve, er, killed it
The Sun ^
| April 14, 2012
| GARY O’SHEA
Posted on 04/14/2012 2:44:07 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
BUNGLING Nasa chiefs are believed to have found tiny Martians — but KILLED them by boiling them alive.
Two spacecraft that landed on the Red Planet in 1976 are now thought to have detected live microbes in Martian soil.
Scientists at the time failed to spot the signs of life — and COOKED the bugs at 160°C during experiments. Now an international team has used modern techniques to re-examine data collected by the two unmanned Viking probes.
And biologist Joseph Miller, of the University of Southern California, said: “I’m 99 per cent sure there’s life there.
“To paraphrase an old saying, if it looks like a microbe and acts like a microbe — then it probably is a microbe.”
(Excerpt) Read more at thesun.co.uk ...
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To: Berlin_Freeper
I hope they weren’t prominent citizens.
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posted on
04/14/2012 2:46:23 AM PDT
by
stuartcr
("In this election year of 12, how deep into their closets will we delve?")
To: stuartcr
I hope the bugs weren’t Black, or there will be riots.
To: stuartcr
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posted on
04/14/2012 2:57:50 AM PDT
by
Bobalu
(It is not obama we are fighting, it is the media.)
To: Berlin_Freeper
Remember, there is no statute of limitations for murder...
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posted on
04/14/2012 2:59:15 AM PDT
by
Cowboy Bob
(Greed + Envy = Liberalism)
To: Berlin_Freeper
Back on earth...
Europe's highest active volcano, Italy's Mount Etna, erupted again this week. The eruption, which spewed blood-red molten lava and grey and white ash into the air, is the 24th in a series that started in January 2011.
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posted on
04/14/2012 3:08:52 AM PDT
by
Berlin_Freeper
(If you quit you don't get your miracle.)
To: Berlin_Freeper
To promote interplanetary peace, offer them our current leader to make up for this!
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posted on
04/14/2012 3:12:16 AM PDT
by
LRS
("How many fingers, Winston?")
To: Berlin_Freeper
"We all gonna DIE!!!!"
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posted on
04/14/2012 3:18:11 AM PDT
by
Ken522
To: Berlin_Freeper
yawn. More sensation news imho. So we destroyed some microbes, now some people believe human species should be wiped out for ruining another planet
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posted on
04/14/2012 3:25:59 AM PDT
by
4rcane
To: Berlin_Freeper
This comes to mind...
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posted on
04/14/2012 3:30:02 AM PDT
by
abishai
To: BigCinBigD
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posted on
04/14/2012 3:33:30 AM PDT
by
stuartcr
("In this election year of 12, how deep into their closets will we delve?")
To: Berlin_Freeper
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posted on
04/14/2012 3:33:56 AM PDT
by
RightOnline
(I am Andrew Breitbart!)
To: Berlin_Freeper
They're back........and they want your kitten.......
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posted on
04/14/2012 3:39:53 AM PDT
by
RightOnline
(I am Andrew Breitbart!)
To: RightOnline
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posted on
04/14/2012 3:54:26 AM PDT
by
Berlin_Freeper
(If you quit you don't get your miracle.)
To: LRS
And we`ll throw in a wookie and a half-witted VP to be named later.
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posted on
04/14/2012 4:20:33 AM PDT
by
ScottinVA
(A single drop of American blood for muslims is one drop too many!)
To: Berlin_Freeper
Things must be slow around the NASA shop so they think they can drum up some business by claiming to have found life and been too ignorant and careless to notice.
Outstanding, gentlemen.
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posted on
04/14/2012 4:26:03 AM PDT
by
count-your-change
(You don't have to be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
To: Berlin_Freeper
They also managed to use the grinding tool to grind off what looked like a fossilized sea amemome. Of course, that is all just chump change to the adjustment of the color monitors to high red, hiding the initial blue sky with light white clouds and the slight greenish tinge on some patches of Martian soil ...
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posted on
04/14/2012 4:30:27 AM PDT
by
PIF
(They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
To: Berlin_Freeper
Payback's a bitch, earthlings!
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posted on
04/14/2012 4:39:20 AM PDT
by
Lonesome in Massachussets
(Queeg Olbermann: Ahh, but the strawberries that's... that's where I had them.)
To: PIF
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posted on
04/14/2012 6:01:38 AM PDT
by
IamCenny
To: 4rcane
Doesn’t set a good precedent for any future Zefram Cochrans out there.
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