Unclassified Bacterial Life Found in Antarctic Lake

[Snownine]

If their findings are confirmed by other researchers it will be very interesting to see where these buggers fit on the tree of life, how the different species down there interact with each other, and a myriad of other things. I have been waiting for years for the low down on Vostok's microbes. It is an exciting time to be a microbiologist.

 

[Antari]

It's that where they buried Richard Garriot's sanity?

Oh no, that is far outside the solar system by now.

As for scientists drilling holes in the ground and finding new things. Cool. I'm glad I'm not freezing there.

 

[Slaanesh]

Best case scenario: It's simply bacteria.
Worst case scenario:

The Shoggoths!

Which may, or may not, lead to Yog Sothoth.

Get your virgin sacrifices ready.

 

[zumbledum]

im not sure if the big point is getting missed or i'm the only one that cares but its the

" 17 million years ago. It has spent that time as an isolated environment, and any bacteria living inside its waters would have been split off from the outside world - evolving in their own environment. Building a phylogenetic tree from the microorganisms to determine its relationship to other species showed that the bacterium didn't fit into any categories in its taxonomic domain - in short, it has no known relatives."

bit that gets me excited, this is another totally separate set of evolution and another big tick in the "meh life not actually that special" box.

 

[Alar]

Soon, the Antarctic ice sheet will explode, the oceans will turn red, and the Angels will return.

Just so long as we make giant armored clone-Angels instead of giant robots... <.< I don't mind giant robots, but that movie is such a blatant rip-off.

 

[Remus]

Well Dimitri, every search for a hero must begin with a search for something every hero needs, a villain. So in search for our hero, Belairiform, we have created a monster, Chimera.

 

[Legion]

"If it were found on Mars, people would call it Martian DNA. But this is DNA from Earth," said Bulat.

Well maybe Martian's crash landed on earth before it was frozen. What do you have to say to that Mr Science Man?

I imagine it is a case of DNA so old and isolated that it hasn't evolved in the same sense that other life has.

 

[Xpwn3ntial]

Soon, the Antarctic ice sheet will explode, the oceans will turn red, and the Angels will return.

Just so long as we make giant armored clone-Angels instead of giant robots... <.< I don't mind giant robots, but that movie is such a blatant rip-off.

What movie? Rahxephon? Because if you mean Rahxephon I agree.

 

[WWmelb]

hey science, quit ripping off the X Files and get your own storylines!

i'd like to see this go apocolyptic. also, 23 years to dig a hole? what gives science? instead of figuring out whats gonna kill us and unleashing it, how about you work on a better drill? no, you're right, ice is nigh-indestructable!

i'm of course being facetious, but 23 years to drill into frozen water is kinda terrible.

23 years to drill so they didn't contaminate with ANY external substances. Best take your time, you only get one shot.

 

[Ranorak]

Seeing how it grows at freezing temperature, and in a oxygen rich environment, without ever having any contact with an advance immuno-system, chances are this bacterium is pretty harmless.


...For now.

 

[The White Hunter]

BUt have they found the kraken? No?

Then keep searching scientists!

 

[Gormech]

... Ok, if all else fails we glass it. Not like anyone (to speak of) lives there.

 

[RandV80]

hey science, quit ripping off the X Files and get your own storylines!

i'd like to see this go apocolyptic. also, 23 years to dig a hole? what gives science? instead of figuring out whats gonna kill us and unleashing it, how about you work on a better drill? no, you're right, ice is nigh-indestructable!

i'm of course being facetious, but 23 years to drill into frozen water is kinda terrible.

Well first off I'd imagine they could only drill 1-3 months of the year, so in that case it would realistically be only a few years of drilling. Second I'm not sure exactly how they do it but I'd imagine they'd have to take extra precautions to prevent the hole from filling back up and/or freezing over. I'm not sure how they'd accomplish that.

 

[Strazdas]

These bacteries didnt ask for this. we invaded their natural habitat and wrecked havoc, kidnapped their locals and are now conducting illegal experimentso n it. typical humans, invade maime and destroy.
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Capcha: roll over. i think this is relevant.

 

[Jamous]

NOPENOPENOPENOPENOPE Oh GOD WHY
I'm looking forward to seeing how they manage to fit it into classification. And hoping that it doesn't turn out to be ridiculously suited to a surface Earth atmosphere and outcompete everything and kill us all. You don't introduce shit to alien environments without expecting repercussions.

 

[Zen Toombs]

So what are the unique properties of this bacterium/microorganism? Is it just like everything else, but from the antarctic, or is it lazer proof and immune to radiation and fires lightning-shuriken out of it's eyespots?

The world must know!