Breakthrough gives 3-D vision of life’s dawn

MSNBC ^ | Augut 9, 2006 | MSNBC News Services

[TChris]

A new technique allowing virtual dissections of half-billion-year-old fossil embryos is producing the first three-dimensional images of the dawn of life.

It reveals a universe of detail impossible using previous methods, and researchers said it was pushing back the frontiers of science much as the scanning electron microscope did half a century ago.

[SNIP]

In contrast to those methods, synchroton-radiation X-ray tomographic microscopy, or SRXTM, leaves the tiny fossils untouched but gives graphic details of their structure.

[TChris]

Extremely cool technology.

[martin_fierro]

Pingawinga

[Redcloak]

PLEASE! No one go off and post that goram picture of Helen Thomas!!

[TChris]

A sample:

[Moral Hazard]

"A new technique allowing virtual dissections of half-billion-year-old fossil embryos is producing the first three-dimensional images of the dawn of life."

Except that the dawn of life on earth was about 4 billion years ago. But I suppose 3-dimensional images of fossilized bacteria probably aren't very interesting.

[DigitalVideoDude]

"The method can even produce time-lapse sequences of the embryo's virtual development.

'The results are truly orgasmic,' Donoghue said."

OK, whatever turns you on dude.

[Fractal Trader]

Evolution ping?

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

But I suppose 3-dimensional images of fossilized bacteria probably aren't very interesting.

I suppose it depends on the scientist.

Dr. Egon Spengler: "I collect spores, molds, and fungus."

[MonroeDNA]

G-d created these 3-D images, just to show HE is intellegently designing.

/sarcasm

[MadLibDisease]

mark

[LiteKeeper]

YEC INTREP

[RightWhale]

SRXTM is a catchy name. Should we call Batman or Superman?

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks. That's almost GGG pingworthy, because it could be used for other stuff, or rather, probably has been used on concretions from shipwrecks, that kind of thing.

[SunkenCiv]

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