Posted on 05/16/2022 11:32:51 AM PDT by Scarlett156
We don’t wanna freak you out, but West Virginian scientists may have found a life form more than 800 million years old.
In a new paper published in the journal Geology, West Virginia University geologists say that some of the microorganisms found inside the Browne Formation, an 830 million-year-old rock found in the Australian desert, may still be alive — and if they are, it could help us find life on Mars, to boot.
Taking a piece of the Browne Formation, which includes halite salt crystals, the WVU researchers found organic liquids and solids using non-invasive optical techniques. Within those substances, they then found single-celled organisms known as prokaryotes, which have been discovered in the past to survive hundreds of millions of years when trapped inside salt crystals like the one inside that particular ancient rock.
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I might expect to find a virus—a living organism, not so much...
Science dudes tell us that “prokaryotes” are the first life form on Earth. Very simple organisms, and virtually immortal. The first time I heard about this was like maybe 6-7 years ago. It blew my mind.
You're right. It seems we may have been taking rock for granite.
Sounds like a brown formation of some kind. /rimshot
LOL! I remember the ads featuring a Sea Monkey family. Daddy Sea Monkey wore glasses.
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