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	Commanders Post at The Warpath > Off-Topic Discussion > Parking Lot > NASA scientists discover all-new form of life Log in NASA scientists discover all-new form of life MTK 12-02-2010, 04:50 PM NASA scientists have discovered an entirely new form of life that shares no biological building blocks with anything currently known on Earth, the agency said today. Read more: NASA scientists discover all-new form of life \| Geek Gestalt - CNET News (http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-20024450-52.html#ixzz16zQGWQFP) mredskins 12-02-2010, 05:07 PM ET? http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim/2010/12/02/503457main_arsenic_full.jpg skinsguy 12-02-2010, 05:14 PM Looks like a combination of peanuts, corn, and somebody's teeth! skinsguy 12-02-2010, 05:18 PM Love the comments! "I presume further study will only reveal this microbe to be the missing link between humans and politicians..." "It could go a long way to explain the existence of Glen Beck. " saden1 12-02-2010, 05:22 PM This is an extraordinary discovery and one that probably belongs in the same company as the discovery of DNA itself. skinsguy 12-02-2010, 05:28 PM Speaking of discoveries, I was watching the news the other day at lunch and they were talking about how scientists have discovered a way to reverse the aging process in lab rats. Basically these lab rats would be equal to a human who's around 80 or 90 years old, and when they had preformed the test on them, the rats actually started being able to reproduce again, started growing new fur/hair, etc... They are hoping this could one day led to possibly a cure or to reverse the effects of Alzheimer in humans and of course reverse the aging process in general. I know that wasn't exactly what this thread is about, but it got me thinking about that with this discovery. Imagine what this discovery and the one I was talking about could mean for people in the future! GMScud 12-02-2010, 05:28 PM This is an extraordinary discovery and one that probably belongs in the same company as the discovery of DNA itself. Agreed. They are going to need to re-write the science books. This is truly amazing. MTK 12-02-2010, 05:39 PM Speaking of discoveries, I was watching the news the other day at lunch and they were talking about how scientists have discovered a way to reverse the aging process in lab rats. Basically these lab rats would be equal to a human who's around 80 or 90 years old, and when they had preformed the test on them, the rats actually started being able to reproduce again, started growing new fur/hair, etc... They are hoping this could one day led to possibly a cure or to reverse the effects of Alzheimer in humans and of course reverse the aging process in general. I know that wasn't exactly what this thread is about, but it got me thinking about that with this discovery. Imagine what this discovery and the one I was talking about could mean for people in the future! Yeah I read about that. Could be a big step towards solving the cancer puzzle too. Crazy to think where modern medicine could be in the next 50 years. skinsguy 12-02-2010, 05:47 PM Yeah I read about that. Could be a big step towards solving the cancer puzzle too. Crazy to think where modern medicine could be in the next 50 years. While it's sad to know that a lot of us have lost close friends and family in our lives due to diseases such as Cancer or Alzheimer, it's hopeful to know that there is a possibility of coming up with a cure. The way I see it, people way back in the stone age died because of the common cold and the flu. Nowadays, we think nothing of them. I could see this possibly being true for nastier diseases down the road.