Posted on 03/05/2006 8:26:40 AM PST by Hadean
Amelia Gentleman and Robin McKie Sunday March 5, 2006 The Observer
There is a small bottle containing a red fluid on a shelf in Sheffield University's microbiology laboratory. The liquid looks cloudy and uninteresting. Yet, if one group of scientists is correct, the phial contains the first samples of extraterrestrial life isolated by researchers. Inside the bottle are samples left over from one of the strangest incidents in recent meteorological history. On 25 July, 2001, blood-red rain fell over the Kerala district of western India. And these rain bursts continued for the next two months. All along the coast it rained crimson, turning local people's clothes pink, burning leaves on trees and falling as scarlet sheets at some points.
Investigations suggested the rain was red because winds had swept up dust from Arabia and dumped it on Kerala. But Godfrey Louis, a physicist at Mahatma Gandhi University in Kottayam, after gathering samples left over from the rains, concluded this was nonsense. 'If you look at these particles under a microscope, you can see they are not dust, they have a clear biological appearance.' Instead Louis decided that the rain was made up of bacteria-like material that had been swept to Earth from a passing comet. In short, it rained aliens over India during the summer of 2001.
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whoa...
ah forget it I see now. Im an idiot
Yep. Even more often, the algae is picked up by winds and later rains down.
Could be worse; could be hailing busses.
They've found it photosynthesizing and reproducing in the clouds. Not surprising, really. Algae is light, and grows in most moist environments.
New Scientist claims they will publish all results from planned tests of the red cell material on their web site at www.newscientist.com
I take them at their word, unless the Men in Black get to them first and they forget that it ever happened. :-)
Between 15% to 80% of aerosols are biotic in origin, depending on geographical region.
Please put me on the "Alien Invasion, Head for the Hills" ping list.
I'm Nuts About A FreeperI've learned tons about the process of evolution from freeper Patrick Henry. His List-O-Links is fantastic. I love the stuff he posts. Evo/Crevo threads in Freeperville are actually educational, so I have to tip my hat to PH.
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http://education.vsnl.com/godfrey/
This is a report by the researcher on the Red Rain of India.
Someone else told me about it. It's strange to have an admirer at DU. If he's smart enough to appreciate the science threads, why is he hanging out at DU?
Well, they did put the "DU" in "Duh". ;')
Thanks for the honorable mention but, I'm sure they're talking about Patrick Henry. I'm not in the market for another (ahem) lover.
Either way, we run circles around the DUmmies over there.
I know, I know ... you envy me for my DU fan club. I'd be happy to assign the benefits over to you.
petronius: "...Someone over there comes up with some pretty interesting archeology stories as well."
That's gotta be Blam. :')
Two very unique facts about Kerala - 1) it's the Christian Cradle of India and Asia, going back to 52 AD. It has more vocations per family (priesthood, rel life) than any place in the world. However 2) it also has the lowest birthrate in India, because population control mongers have slammed it with govt protocols and they've submitted over the years. Meanwhile, Muslim birthrates have exploded and will dominate the area in 20 years.
In others words - it's a big time wake up call. Someone is saying "Kerala, we have a problem..."
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