Microbe Wakes Up After 120,000 Years in Ice

foxnews ^ | Monday, June 15, 2009 | Jeanna Bryner

[JoeProBono]

After more than 120,000 years trapped beneath a block of ice in Greenland, a tiny microbe has awoken. The long-lasting bacteria may hold clues to what life forms might exist on other planets. The new bacteria species was found nearly 2 miles (3 km) beneath a Greenland glacier, where temperatures can dip well below freezing, pressure soars, and food and oxygen are scarce. "We don't know what state they were in," said study team member Jean Brenchley of Pennsylvania State University. "They could've been dormant, or they could've been slowly metabolizing, but we don't know for sure."

[JoeProBono]

This electron micrograph shows cells of the recently revived bacteria, Herminiimonas glaciei.

[SIDENET]

After more than 120,000 years trapped beneath a block of ice in Greenland, a tiny microbe has awoken.

And now, it's going to kill us all.

This is how the Zombie Apocalypse starts.

[JoeProBono]

[Covenantor]

“We don’t know what state they were in,” said study team member Jean Brenchley of Pennsylvania State University. “They could’ve been dormant, or they could’ve been slowly metabolizing, but we don’t know for sure.”

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What’s That?

I dunno. Microbes or really, really, really tiny Skittles maybe?

Huh

Hmmm? Maybe we should just incubate them and see what happens.

So being cautious scientists they incubated the little bastards.

Holy Andromeda Strain Batman! Looks like Captain Trips

[fieldmarshaldj]

"This is how the Zombie Apocalypse starts."

Somehow that pic of Michelle Zero seems appropriate for this thread, too.

[DemforBush]

"After more than 120,000 years trapped beneath a block of ice...a tiny microbe has awoken."

Didn't The Thing start like this too?

[fieldmarshaldj]

I got all 4 of those little bastards, and I didn’t even get any cute stuffed animals.

[JoeProBono]

[Thermalseeker]

This is how the Zombie Apocalypse starts.

Wow, and I thought the Zombie Apocalypse started last November.....

[Perdogg]

And now, it's going to kill us all.

This is how the Zombie Apocalypse starts.

LOL!

[JoeProBono]

[Jagman]

I think The Thing, original and redo, did it better.

[SIDENET]

Somehow that pic of Michelle Zero seems appropriate for this thread, too.

It sure does.

[Covenantor]

[GodGunsGuts]

==And now, it’s going to kill us all...This is how the Zombie Apocalypse starts.

Some food for thought:

http://creationsafaris.com/crev200906.htm#20090615a

[freedomlover]

Microbe Wakes Up After 120,000 Years in Ice

Helen's brain finally had a synapse fire?

[RetSignman]

Thanks for that picture, I was about to head to the hospital to get help with this bad case of priapism.

[CharlesWayneCT]

Your puny bacteria cannot compete with my Ebola Doll:

[SunkenCiv]

I’ve got microbes older than that in my bathtub.

I’m not a great housekeeper, okay? ;’)

Thanks for the ping.

[SunkenCiv]

Isn’t there a 1960s Japanese sci-fi horror film about this? The mountain splits open... or maybe I’m conflating something with “Attack of the Mushroom People”...