Antarctic Lake Vostok yields 'new bacterial life'

[Terpe]

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Russian scientists have claimed the discovery of a new type of bacterial life in water from a buried Antarctic lake.



Source:-
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21709225

[imagine]

hope they dont release something they might regret

[Terpe]

Remember Quatermass :icon_rolleyes:

[joebloggs]

hope they dont release something they might regret

:xxgrinning--00xx3: its there for a reason :NoNo:

[KeithD]

They've at last discovered the early stages of a Manc :biggrin:

[andy222]

I didnt know they sent Thatcher there. They kept that quiet.:biggrin:

[grahamw48]

Fascinating stuff. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

The thought that I could have been born a Bacterium under the Antarctic instead of an amazingly complex higher life form is somewhat comforting. :smile: