minimac wrote: Once again proving that science (and scientists) doesn't know what they THINK they know.
Which is, of course, the whole freaking POINT of the scientific method - to find out the stuff we're mistaken about or could understand better.
minimac wrote: Once again proving that science (and scientists) doesn't know what they THINK they know.
Which is, of course, the whole freaking POINT of the scientific method - to find out the stuff we're mistaken about or could understand better.
minimac wrote: Once again proving that science (and scientists) doesn't know what they THINK they know.
I'm with you. I suggest we repeal the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics before the damn sun goes out. Who do these guys think they are setting that kind of thing in motion without asking Jesus?
Oh good, ya saved me the hassle of linking todays' xkcd. I hain't laughed that hard in some time... This feller's a smart guy and has a great writeup on this:
http://pipeline.corante.com/archives/2010/12/02/life_with_arsenic_whod_have_thought.php
It ain't just that they found this bug. It's that they took this bug and grew it in the lab on an even more arsenic-laced (see what I did there?) environment, proving that evolution can work at an even more fundamental molecule level than previously thought... "So what does this mean? Well, you can apparently bend the most basic chemistry of life as we know it quite a bit before it breaks. As I said, I really would not have thought that this could be possible - we're all going to have to keep rather more open minds about what biochemical systems can handle. This makes the arsenic-from-the-ground-up idea look a lot more plausible, too, and you can be sure that the search for such organisms (using arsenate naturally, without having to be forced in the lab) will intensify."
Cool stuff, 'specially when it comes out whilst at least my street car isn't needing attention!
Blue is my favorite color.
Green, blue, whatever color is cool with me. I'm an equal opportunity pervert. 
Arsenic based (I guess that's the best term for it) life is an interesting discovery, to say the least. I remember reading that silicon and ammonia based life forms were quite possible, given a different set of conditions for development. We just happen to be carbon based due to a set of circumstances.
oldsaw wrote: Disappointing; I was hoping for some green-skinned vixens:
Yeah, if alien life looked like green fembot go-go dancers, I'd gladly welcome them to our planet.
I can't blame Kirk for his actions w/ them. 
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