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TexasTowelie

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5. And in further breaking news...

Reply to Redfairen (Original post)

Wed Jan 30, 2013, 07:33 PM

Jan 2013

idiotic Republicans in Texas are now blaming the drought on President Obama for his liberal, socialist influence on these microorganisms.

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Surprised Scientists Find Lifeforms Six Miles Above Earth’s Surface [View all] Redfairen Jan 2013 OP

Interesting. MuseRider Jan 2013 #1

When tested for ability to respond to stimuli... Deep13 Jan 2013 #2

Yes, but that's setting the bar pretty low. n/t hughee99 Jan 2013 #18

+1 aquart Jan 2013 #25

Where's James Cameron when ya need him Politicalboi Jan 2013 #33

I wonder if that's where we should be looking for life on Mars? grahamhgreen Jan 2013 #3

I believe there have been speculations about Venus in this regard daleo Jan 2013 #17

That is very cool. Isn't there a theory that life is pervasive, and exists almost everywhere? grahamhgreen Jan 2013 #39

There are theories of panspermia daleo Feb 2013 #40

Just thinking the same thing! nt bananas Jan 2013 #29

Thing on the wing... Katashi_itto Jan 2013 #4

And in further breaking news... TexasTowelie Jan 2013 #5

Well..."Gizmodo" is an authority on Science..... well...interesting...but, taken KoKo Jan 2013 #6

They link to the study. ForgoTheConsequence Jan 2013 #7

Hey...it's Georgia Tech Research or something. My Dad graduated there.... KoKo Jan 2013 #9

When are we going to stop seeing the "difficult environment for life" crap? Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2013 #8

maybe they are microgods Voice for Peace Jan 2013 #10

20% of the particles are living organisms... Beartracks Jan 2013 #11

AGHHHHHH! They're POOPIN! BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2013 #14

All life forms eat, reproduce, and excrete. Yay! Beartracks Jan 2013 #22

I love this kind of stuff! Hekate Jan 2013 #12

Me too. awoke_in_2003 Jan 2013 #16

Nematodes ON bacteria?? Beartracks Jan 2013 #23

Set to music already, I see. Hekate Jan 2013 #28

Have the scientists EVER checked Congress?,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, benld74 Jan 2013 #13

Somewhere Ivan Sanderson and Bernard Huevelman are smiling. forestpath Jan 2013 #15

Interesting. I love science! nt octoberlib Jan 2013 #19

All of our ancestors in microscopic form? mia Jan 2013 #20

the Byrds made it to 8... AnotherDreamWeaver Jan 2013 #21

Angels. aquart Jan 2013 #24

Like. mia Jan 2013 #27

Also my thought Angry Dragon Jan 2013 #34

This reminds me a bit of Arthur Clarke's "A Meeting with Medusa"... Beartracks Jan 2013 #26

This could support the Panspermia theory bananas Jan 2013 #30

This has been known since the 60's Politicalboi Jan 2013 #31

A bit of nitpicking: the troposphere extends from the surface up to ~12-14 km; I think petronius Jan 2013 #32

The article is pretty sloppy with the language. I'm a proud resident of the troposphere. slackmaster Jan 2013 #36

Surprised it took you guys so long to notice us up here. leveymg Jan 2013 #35

I've always felt like... Hubert Flottz Jan 2013 #37

Maybe the Tea Party can move up there then to create their new Randian society. Kablooie Jan 2013 #38