On Aug 27, 2005, at 11:35 AM, Seth Dillingham wrote:
> Please, if that wasn't clear, just ignore the humor and think about
> it for a minute. The scientists say that the microbes were trapped
> in that salt for millions of years, in a state suspended animation
> (never mind the simultaneous states of utter boredom and disbelief
> at their very bad luck). Yet they were still fully viable, just
> waiting for something to eat.
Yea, I heard about that on one of the science podcasts I listen to, I
think, and was equally amazed.
Of course, I was also amazed to learn this week that some bio-nano-
technicians (I believe at Harvard) have figured out how to use algae
as cargo loaders by utilizing light and the chemical bonding
properties of their membranes to pick up, deliver and drop off nano-
sized loads on demand.
g.
