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This 830-million-year-old crystal might contain life. And we're about to open it
NPR ^
| May 24, 20224:37 PM ET
| MICHAEL LEVITT SARAH HANDEL
Posted on 05/24/2022 4:27:59 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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05/24/2022 4:27:59 PM PDT
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BenLurkin
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05/24/2022 4:28:30 PM PDT
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BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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05/24/2022 4:29:04 PM PDT
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Born in 1950
(Anti left, nothing else.)
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05/24/2022 4:29:18 PM PDT
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Rebelbase
To: BenLurkin
Isn’t this how many zombie movies start?
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posted on
05/24/2022 4:29:23 PM PDT
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dynachrome
(“We cannot save Ukraine by dooming the US economy.” Rand Paul)
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05/24/2022 4:30:04 PM PDT
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MtnClimber
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To: BenLurkin
Being a salt baby I’ve probly eaten bazillions of those little critters. They should find a less tasty place to hide.
To: BenLurkin
The shapes in this salt crystal are consistent with what would be expected for microorganisms.
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05/24/2022 4:30:48 PM PDT
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dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: BenLurkin
Andromeda Strain or X Files?
I watched both and they both had a story line like that.
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05/24/2022 4:34:20 PM PDT
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metmom
(...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith… )
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05/24/2022 4:36:45 PM PDT
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Born in 1950
(Anti left, nothing else.)
To: BenLurkin
Impossible...the earth is only 6000 years old...right?
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05/24/2022 4:37:57 PM PDT
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barney10
To: BenLurkin
NPR....HaHaHaHa...wake me when the fools revoke their foolish drivel. And please tell me how this was dated to the exact 830,000,000 year day.
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05/24/2022 4:38:34 PM PDT
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Fungi
To: BenLurkin
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05/24/2022 4:39:15 PM PDT
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fruser1
To: BenLurkin
"An environmental organism that has never seen a human is not going to have the mechanism to get inside of us and cause disease," she said. "So I personally, from a science perspective, have no fear of that." Now, hold my beer while I slice this puppy open!
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05/24/2022 4:41:29 PM PDT
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fruser1
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05/24/2022 4:41:38 PM PDT
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Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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05/24/2022 4:41:59 PM PDT
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ealgeone
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To: BenLurkin
Great. Now Dr. Fauci will be locking us down for trilobite-pox.
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05/24/2022 4:49:27 PM PDT
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KarlInOhio
(If Hitler invaded Hell, I would make at least a favourable reference of the Devil...-Churchill)
To: Fungi
"And please tell me how this was dated to the exact 830,000,000 year day." No doubt 830 million years is an estimate with plus or minus some number of years possible.
As for how, there are dozens of radiometric & other methods, absolute & relative, which could be used, depending on the exact conditions at the site in Australia.
Good chance that a number of different methods were used to confirm and narrow the estimated range.
The same experiments have long been done on other salt crystals, younger, from other deposits.
The difference is these particular crystals are found to be older than those others, the oldest such found so far.
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05/24/2022 5:09:25 PM PDT
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BroJoeK
(future DDG 134 -- we remember)
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