Posted on 03/16/2009 4:32:36 PM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion
CHENNAI: Three new species of bacteria, which are not found on the earth and are highly resistant to ultraviolet radiation, have been discovered in the upper stratosphere (more than 15 km above the earth) by Indian scientists, according to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
While one of the species has been named Janibacter hoylei after astrophysicist Fred Hoyle, the second has been christened Bacillus isronensis recognising the ISROs contribution in balloon experiments which led to the discovery. The third has been named Bacillus aryabhata after the Indian astronomer. An ISRO statement said: The precautionary measures and controls operating in this experiment inspire confidence that these species were picked up in the stratosphere. While the present study does not conclusively establish the extra-terrestrial origin of micro-organisms, it does provide positive encouragement to continue the work in our quest to explore the origin of life.
The experiment was conducted using a 26.7 million cubic feet balloon and carrying 459 kg of scientific payload soaked in 38 kg of liquid neon. (click above to read more at site)
(Excerpt) Read more at hindu.com ...
Wow! 3 new species of bacteria orbiting in the upper atmosphere. Just think of what they would find circling...
Indian scientists discover bacteria....Hmmmm....now that’s a stretch.
I thought her plastic surgeon just pulled the skin a little too tight, rendering a blink impossible. In seeking explanations, one must never forget Occam's Razor.
Fred said that they've been there all along. We came from space ourselves according to this excellent book.
There is air.
Otherwise, it would not be called “the stratosphere”.
It would be called “Outer Space”
I’d hate to think how many new kinds of bacteria are living under this desk...
meteorologists are starting to believe it is these airborn bacteria that act as ‘seeds’ for rain and snow and not microscopic dust clumps. i read about it recently in a science mag blurb.
You might have a few unknown types under your fingernails...
Estimates of the number of human cells in an adult human being range from about 50 to 100 trillion.
Estimates of the number of living bacteria in an on an adult human being to be TEN TIMES that number.
Like it or not, we’re mostly cooties!
Alright ! I love free. Now what shall I do with the sudden windfall?
Cool! Did you ever read Saturn by (I think) Ben Bova? Plot wise, it was only an average story, but he posited the rings of Saturn were discovered to be composed of life forms. That alone made the book worth reading.
Clues To A Secret Of Life Found In Meteorite Dust....
Science Daily | March 17th, 2009
Posted on 03/17/2009 1:29:48 PM PDT by TaraP
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