[luke warm]

" ...News Conference on Astrobiology Discovery... "
i for one welcome our new water sprite overlords

[Fluffy]

sounds very interesting

[gwnn]

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Astrobiology is the study of the origin, evolution, distribution and future of life in the universe.

could be anything

[helene_t]

AFAIHU it is about findings on Earth and their consequences for the way ET life is to be detected. I don't think they will talk about actual ET life findings.

[Gerben42]

It's a new type of life on Earth surviving in a horribly toxic environment (toxic for us). Finding life in such an environment allows for more places on other planets for life, hence the link to astrobiology.

No need for WikiLeaks when you have The Sun:

http://www.thesun.co...ake-in-USA.html

[gwnn]

well, that's boring

[Winstonm]

The Republicans want to extend the Bush tax cuts to any newly discovered life forms in our galaxy.

[Phil]

 Winstonm, on 2010-December-01, 16:16, said:

The Republicans want to extend the Bush tax cuts to any newly discovered life forms in our galaxy.

We collect taxes from martians? Who knew!

[kenrexford]

Well, to be fair and balanced, I would add that the Dems would probable pass a tax on Martians if it was introduced.

[mike777]

If by martians you mean humans born on Mars...I expect them to be very very rich from mining...so earth will tax martians ...alot...."to be fair"

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side note....some are saying we should send astros on one way mission to mars...to live ...etc.........makes sense.

[helene_t]

 Winstonm, on 2010-December-01, 16:16, said:

The Republicans want to extend the Bush tax cuts to any newly discovered life forms in our galaxy.

I knew you would bend this thread into something related to US politics

[USViking]

According to the following links the annoucement will concern discovery
of a microbe in Lake Mono CA

"...which lives with levels of arsenic in its biology that were hitherto
believed impossible (and) significantly broaden(s) the possibility of
what life may be possible on other planets with different environments"

http://www.slashgear...-life-02117300/

http://www.timesonli...icle7040864.ece


I do not think NASA should be budgeted to search for new life forms
on Earth. It has plenty of work to do making sure its next Mars Rover
doesn't roll over or get stuck in some sand dune, and there are plenty
of Earth-bound biologists and biology departments who can perform
such work as NASA is now conducting at Mono Lake.

Unfortunately so many people are in love with the notion of Martian
and other bugs, shrubs, ETs, Little Green Men, etc etc etc that NASA
sees an opportunity for PR tease and hype, with consequent budgetary
support. Well, I am all in favor of the hard science of space exploration,
but I have a serious aversion to tease and hype, and I hope this source
of tease and hype at Mono Lake gets the plug pulled on it if Congress
ever goes on a real budget-cutting spree.

[kenberg]

 kenrexford, on 2010-December-01, 21:33, said:

Well, to be fair and balanced, I would add that the Dems would probable pass a tax on Martians if it was introduced.

Absolutely. Also, they must purchase health insurance.

Meanwhile, Sarah Palin has just announced that she has always been able to see Mars very well from her back porch, and this experience will be highly useful during her presidency.

[kenrexford]

Strangely, MASA (Martian version of Nasa) has announced today a similar finding, namely that it appears that life is possible even if that life survives on a diet of tweenkies, Ale 8-1, and big macs. This announcement shocked M-Span audiences until it was explained that intelligent life is not possible on that diet, however.

[luke warm]

 USViking, on 2010-December-02, 10:49, said:

According to the following links the annoucement will concern discovery
of a microbe in Lake Mono CA

"...which lives with levels of arsenic in its biology that were hitherto
believed impossible (and) significantly broaden(s) the possibility of
what life may be possible on other planets with different environments"

in that case, i for one welcome our poisonous water sprite overlords

[kenrexford]

 luke warm, on 2010-December-02, 16:46, said:

in that case, i for one welcome our poisonous water sprite overlords

Or shrike!

[PassedOut]

Subsisting on Arsenic, Microbe May Redefine Life

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Caleb Scharf, an astrobiologist at Columbia University who was not part of the research, said he was amazed. “It’s like if you or I morphed into fully functioning cyborgs after being thrown into a room of electronic scrap with nothing to eat,” he said.

Yep, it is exactly like that!

[kenberg]

Ah yes, that great old movie, Phosphorous and Old Lace.

[Winstonm]

 kenrexford, on 2010-December-02, 15:40, said:

Strangely, MASA (Martian version of Nasa) has announced today a similar finding, namely that it appears that life is possible even if that life survives on a diet of tweenkies, Ale 8-1, and big macs. This announcement shocked M-Span audiences until it was explained that intelligent life is not possible on that diet, however.

O.K. This time it wasn't me who brought up Dick Cheney...

[helene_t]

The bacteria was reported on BBC two years ago, although the link to dick cheney, tax and health care reform may be new:
http://news.bbc.co.u...ech/7558448.stm