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| DATE | 2010-12-03 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] NASA Finds New Life Form
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On Fri, Dec 03, 2010 at 11:25:31AM -0500, phantom21-at-mindspring.com wrote:
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> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Ruben Safir
> >Sent: Dec 3, 2010 8:37 AM
> >To: hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com
> >Subject: Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] NASA Finds New Life Form
> >
> >On Thu, Dec 02, 2010 at 10:26:55PM -0500, Michael L Richardson wrote:
> >>
> >> NASA Finds New Life Form
> >>
> >> *By Jesus Diaz, Gizmodo*
> >>
> >> Hours before its special news conference today, the cat is out of
> >> the bag: NASA has discovered a completely new life form that doesn't
> >> share the biological building blocks of /anything/ currently living
> >> on planet Earth. This changes everything.
> >>
> >> http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/12/nasa-finds-new-life/
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >I read this article on facebook and NPR. There is no way. This article
> >needs further scientific review. Every lifeform on Earth uses ATP/ADP
> >to energy consuption. Aerobically through the kreb cycle and
> >anaerobically through the Glyconase shunt. If respiration involced
> >glocose, then Phosphate must be used.
> >
> >Ruben
> >
> >
>
> I agree more research is necessary, but
>
> "There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,
> Than are dreamt of in your philosophy"
>
Nah - this thing is actually an impossibility, at least on earth.
> Mark
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