Posted on 01/01/2016 5:14:05 AM PST by WhiskeyX
(Phys.org)—A team of researchers from Germany and Switzerland has found examples of microbial life from over 3 billion years ago, that appeared to have evaded UV radiation by hiding in subsurface cavities. In their paper published in the journal Geology, the team describes where the fossilized cells were found, their testing techniques and why their finding is important.
Scientists believe that life first came to exist on planet Earth approximately three and a half to four billion years ago, a time called the Archaean aeon, when there was not yet an ozone layer to filer out UV radiation, or oxygen in the atmosphere to breathe—that meant that microbes that developed would have had to do so in a protected place. In this new effort, the researchers report that they believe they have found just such a haven.
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Apparently Lemmy donated his teeth to science.
I hate when 3 billion year old microbes live in my cavities.
North or South cavities???
Were there not oceans at this time? Wouldn’t several feet of water stop UV rays?
That’s so old, even time itself had not been invented!
Liberals hide out in cavities — usually guarded by a sphincter of some sort — to avoid being irradiated by the cleansing light of day.
You reminded me of an old Far Side cartoon. It showed a father and son outside of their prehistoric cave. The father is looking at the son’s report card and says, “Oh, dis get better. F in history. You even flunk something not happen yet!” ;- )
I thin kremember hearing of some carbon dating that found that a rake sold by sears in 1942... was found by :scientists to be over 2 million years old...
Does carbon dating lead to carbon marriage?
Cavity creeps! And thus some ancient caveman found the need to invest Crest.
ahaha FAR TOO OFTEN...far too often
Well, it wasn't extraterrestrially or through evolution. The Late Heavy Bombardment subsided c. 3.85 billion years ago and scientists have evidence of life at 3.84 b.y.a. Interplanetary travel ("astrobiology") is practically impossible, and the very short time interval above, just 10 million years, rules out evolution. Therefore, by far the likeliest explanation is God as Creator.
Thanks a fool in paradise.
....and the tooth fairy was there too!
“How did they get here?”
“Well, it wasn’t extraterrestrially or through evolution.”
False conclusions, extraterrestrial and evolutionary origin on the Earth are both possible.
“The Late Heavy Bombardment subsided c. 3.85 billion years ago and scientists have evidence of life at 3.84 b.y.a. Interplanetary travel (”astrobiology”) is practically impossible,...”
Far from being impossible, the development of precursor organic biochemical chains is fairly common in nebulae, and evolution of these organic compounds is to be expected given the high energy physics that destroys and creates these biochemical chains.
“and the very short time interval above, just 10 million years, rules out evolution.”
That is false and nonsensical. The organic chemistry seed may have originated in the interstellar nebulae; on a previous planetary body billions of years older than the Sun, Solar System, and Earth; or on the Earth prior to the Late Heavy Bombardment.
“Therefore, by far the likeliest explanation is God as Creator.”
Presuming the Biblical story of Genesis is reflected in the observed existence of the Universe today, the God created Life by the evolution of the entire Universe, which would mean God is the Creator anyway.
Xenu’s fault!
Naw, carbon are way too promiscuous, they just hook up with one partner after another, often multiples, i.e., O-C-O. ;-)
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