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Disabled man wrongly deported has been located finally

scientists thaw out Antarctic microbes

The microorganisms might grow on their own if they are released from the ice through glacial melting, Bidle said. "We don't know for sure, but it's very possible," he said.

The researchers also collected enough data to measure the rate at which DNA degrades and calculated that it has a half-life of 1.1 million years. The primary culprit, they said, was cosmic radiation, to which Antarctica is especially vulnerable.

Some scientists have speculated that microorganisms — or at least smatterings of genes — could have traveled to Earth frozen in the icy heads of comets. But based on the lifespan of DNA, there is no chance that viable genetic material has reached us from beyond the solar system, Bidle said.

judge bans use of active sonar by navy off of California coast I don't have much hope that this will be held up in the current DOJ climate, but, yay. Cause you know, heaven forbid that we employ diplomacy instead of developing bigger and better weapons with no regard for the environment.