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Strangest Creature of Ancient Earth linked to Modern Animals
Scientific Computing ^
| Tue, 08/19/2014 - 3:08pm
| University of Cambridge
Posted on 08/20/2014 9:14:51 PM PDT by null and void
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An exciting outcome of this study is that it turns our current understanding of the evolutionary tree of arthropods the group including spiders, insects and crustaceans upside down, said Dr Javier Ortega-Hernandez, the papers co-author. Most gene-based studies suggest that arthropods and velvet worms are closely related to each other; however, our results indicate that arthropods are actually closer to water bears, or tardigrades, a group of hardy microscopic animals best known for being able to survive the vacuum of space and sub-zero temperatures leaving velvet worms as distant cousins.
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There are a lot of healthy disputes in biology compared to the fraudulent consensus of climatology. BTW, water bears are fascinating creatures. I had to look them up.
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posted on
08/20/2014 10:11:03 PM PDT
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Moonman62
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To: tumblindice
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08/20/2014 10:21:07 PM PDT
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OneWingedShark
(Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
To: null and void
are actually closer to water bears, or tardigrades, a group of hardy microscopic animals best known for being able to survive the vacuum of space and sub-zero temperatures "We came to your planet in peace, riding a meteorite. Thanks for the algae."
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08/20/2014 10:27:50 PM PDT
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UCANSEE2
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To: smokingfrog
I’ve been watching that for a half hour and that ‘thing’ is good. He hasn’t missed yet. Must be pretty dumb fish. You would think they would catch on.
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08/20/2014 10:34:12 PM PDT
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UCANSEE2
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To: huldah1776
Looks like a caterpillar.They all look like that with their hair gone.
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08/20/2014 10:35:47 PM PDT
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UCANSEE2
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To: null and void
Assistant: Professor, can you read this ancient script ?
Professor: No. I’ve never seen it before. We’ve discovered a new language. Congratulations to us. We’ll be famous.
Assistant: Oh, wait. The page is upside down.
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08/20/2014 10:40:26 PM PDT
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UCANSEE2
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To: null and void
To: tumblindice
And, no, I dont have many friends.You've got at least one. That was funny. And clever.
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08/20/2014 10:44:07 PM PDT
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UCANSEE2
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To: null and void
This whole concept that creatures evolved in sequence doesn’t really fit reality. Creatures do evolve according to environment.
The really puzzling part, to me, is bees and flowers. They had to be created or evolve at exactly the same time.
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08/20/2014 10:50:34 PM PDT
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UCANSEE2
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To: smokingfrog
What is that having the Sushi for dinner?
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08/20/2014 11:05:00 PM PDT
by
TruthWillWin
(The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples money.)
To: Ouchthatonehurt
Second cousin to the “bat-boy” of National Inquirer fame perhaps?
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08/20/2014 11:07:32 PM PDT
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factoryrat
(We are the producers, the creators. Grow it, mine it, build it.)
To: UCANSEE2
The really puzzling part, to me, is bees and flowers. They had to be created or evolve at exactly the same time. You mean like: Co-evolution? Is that even possible? /s
Regards,
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08/21/2014 12:45:34 AM PDT
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alexander_busek
(Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
To: alexander_busek
Hallucigenia is also a bitchin’ story by the modern master of wierd fiction, LAIRD BARRON.
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08/21/2014 4:55:35 AM PDT
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Ueriah
To: ransomnote
(note shadow of The Tingler in the background) Oddly enough, the doctor administers LSD to invoke the fear that manifests the Tingler...
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08/21/2014 6:47:01 AM PDT
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a fool in paradise
(ISIS has started up a slave trade in Iraq. Mission accomplshed, Barack, Mission accomplished.)
To: TruthWillWin
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08/21/2014 7:23:50 AM PDT
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smokingfrog
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To: Fractal Trader; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; decimon; 1010RD; 21twelve; 24Karet; ...
Thanks Fractal Trader.
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08/22/2014 7:30:42 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: skinkinthegrass; shibumi
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08/22/2014 7:58:15 PM PDT
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Salamander
(People will stare. Might as well make it worth their while.)
To: UCANSEE2; All
"We came to your planet in peace, riding
a meteorite. Thanks for the algae."..and your next!...
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posted on
08/22/2014 9:00:48 PM PDT
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skinkinthegrass
(The end move in politics is always to pick up a weapon...eh? "Bathhouse" 0'Mullah? d8-)
To: Salamander
..it's a miracle!
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posted on
08/22/2014 9:03:02 PM PDT
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skinkinthegrass
(The end move in politics is always to pick up a weapon...eh? "Bathhouse" 0'Mullah? d8-)
To: null and void; Ouchthatonehurt; SunkenCiv; Moonman62; UCANSEE2; tumblindice; alexander_busek
from the article:
" actually closer to water bears, or tardigrades, a group of hardy microscopic animals best known for being able to survive the vacuum of space and sub-zero temperatures..." Oh? Outer space, did you say? These little fellows are space aliens? Hmmmmmm...
And they evolved into this?
Oh dear...
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posted on
08/23/2014 4:20:07 AM PDT
by
BroJoeK
(a little historical perspective...)
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