NASA find alien bacteria

[Mr I]

NASA Life Discovery: New Bacteria Makes DNA With Arsenic

[Shibby]

Before I comment, I would like to see what some of those that are usually on the other side of the debate from me.

[alwaysgrowing]

Intelligent life elsewhere does exist. I am a Martian.

[Shibby]

Intelligent life elsewhere does exist. I am a Martian.

Is that Rican for Martin? :P

[Bouncer]

good shit!

[Mr I]

So its basically just something thats been here all along but they just discovered it right?

[Shibby]

Yes, but it expands what we know about life. Everything we knew about arsenic was that it killed anything and everything. That fact that it can be substituted for phosphorous and create and organism changes what we know and what's possible.

The location of this find is also special. We have know that things can service in harsh conditions (high heat/cold) or under harsh environments (high salt/low oxygen). This bacteria can thrive in both.

For NASA it expands their research of possible life with the environmental conditions of other planets.

[bigscott]

Yes, but it expands what we know about life. Everything we knew about arsenic was that it killed anything and everything. That fact that it can be substituted for phosphorous and create and organism changes what we know and what's possible.

The location of this find is also special. We have know that things can service in harsh conditions (high heat/cold) or under harsh environments (high salt/low oxygen). This bacteria can thrive in both.

For NASA it expands their research of possible life with the environmental conditions of other planets.

hence government will now more willingly piss away more of our tax dollars with this find leaving nasa with a huge smile

[Bouncer]

hence government will now more willingly piss away more of our tax dollars with this find leaving nasa with a huge smile

good way to look at a major scientific breakthrough. :retard:

its sunday, shouldnt you be in church? :rofl:

[Shibby]

hence government will now more willingly piss away more of our tax dollars with this find leaving nasa with a huge smile

I agree with Bouncer that space science is where the future is. Especially with the way we treat our world now. If nothing else we might find discover something to help save our planet.

[Bouncer]

I agree with Bouncer that space science is where the future is. Especially with the way we treat our world now. If nothing else we might find discover something to help save our planet.

"that space science". :rofl:

you say it as if you dont realize that our world and everything we know is in that "space thing". :retard: as if it is this distant thing. we are in it!

[Shibby]

not "that space science", "I agree with Bouncer, space science...".

Space science is an all-encompassing term that describes all of the various science fields that are concerned with the study of the Universe, generally also meaning "excluding the Earth" and "outside of the Earth's atmosphere". Originally, all of these fields were considered part of astronomy. However, in recent years the major sub-fields within astronomy, such as astrophysics, have grown so large that they are now considered separate fields on their own. There are eight overall categories that can generally be described on their own; Astrophysics, Galactic Science, Stellar Science, non-Earth Planetary Science, Biology of Other Planets, Astronautics/Space Travel, Space Colonization and Space Defense.

:whistle

[Bouncer]

ahh, i thought you were saying, "i agree with bouncer..... that space science stuff is important".

[Shibby]

Nope, this one:

That (conjunction)- used as a function word to introduce a noun clause that is usually the subject or object of a verb or a predicate nominative <said that he was afraid>

:D

[The_Grinder]

hence government will now more willingly piss away more of our tax dollars with this find leaving nasa with a huge smile

good way to look at a major scientific breakthrough. :retard:

its sunday, shouldnt you be in church? :rofl:

I'm afraid I have to side with scott on this one. I know the debate on space exploration will be going on forever, but to see billions and billions being dumped into this program, when there is so much we need to invest in this planet's future. These tax dollars would be so much better spent on improving the deplorable health care situations in many countries, cleaner energy, renewable resources, etc. (In short, things that would have a direct benefit for the beings on this planet)

The argument I hear a lot is the constant exploration of the unknown frontier and constant progress. (i.e. Christopher Columbus and America) So is the ultimate goal of the space program to find a new planet that might be habitable for humans? What good is that going to do if we can't even use our own resources responsibly?

That being said, I do agree that we need limited space exploration funds to improve our planet. (For example: Satellite communications and networking, satellite to monitor own own planet, ozone layer, and weather, and even studying different space objects that may pose a threat to our planet) But seriously, please tell me how water being on Mars, or bacteria that lives on Arsenic, makes life a shred better for anyone here on Earth. Still the same number of kids going to bed hungry, still thousands of species on Earth going extinct in the next few years, still pollution eating up the ozone, etc.