Date: 19/07/2014 13:19:41
From: Postpocelipse
ID: 562122
Subject: Biologists discover electric bacteria that eat pure electrons rather than sugar, redefining the tenacity of life
Some intrepid biologists at the University of Southern California (USC) have discovered bacteria that survives on nothing but electricity — rather than food, they eat and excrete pure electrons.
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Date: 19/07/2014 13:41:31
From: SCIENCE
ID: 562123
Subject: re: Biologists discover electric bacteria that eat pure electrons rather than sugar, redefining the tenacity of life
cool
although note that in my field, scientists /created/ self-replicating parasitic systems that depend on electrical power, long before this discovery
Date: 19/07/2014 13:43:39
From: Ian
ID: 562124
Subject: re: Biologists discover electric bacteria that eat pure electrons rather than sugar, redefining the tenacity of life
That’s pretty cool.. or damn hot if you happen to touch the wrong end of the microbial wire.
Date: 19/07/2014 13:45:21
From: CrazyNeutrino
ID: 562125
Subject: re: Biologists discover electric bacteria that eat pure electrons rather than sugar, redefining the tenacity of life
Does this add to the life started from electricity debate
Date: 19/07/2014 13:46:39
From: Ian
ID: 562126
Subject: re: Biologists discover electric bacteria that eat pure electrons rather than sugar, redefining the tenacity of life
SCIENCE said:
cool
although note that in my field, scientists /created/ self-replicating parasitic systems that depend on electrical power, long before this discovery
More info?
Date: 19/07/2014 13:46:44
From: CrazyNeutrino
ID: 562127
Subject: re: Biologists discover electric bacteria that eat pure electrons rather than sugar, redefining the tenacity of life
It doesn’t surprise me, but at the same time it is fascinating!
Date: 19/07/2014 14:10:18
From: roughbarked
ID: 562132
Subject: re: Biologists discover electric bacteria that eat pure electrons rather than sugar, redefining the tenacity of life
CrazyNeutrino said:
Does this add to the life started from electricity debate
not really. what significance is there?
Date: 19/07/2014 14:11:05
From: roughbarked
ID: 562133
Subject: re: Biologists discover electric bacteria that eat pure electrons rather than sugar, redefining the tenacity of life
CrazyNeutrino said:
It doesn’t surprise me, but at the same time it is fascinating!
There should be no surprises here. Only interest.
Date: 19/07/2014 14:15:50
From: sibeen
ID: 562134
Subject: re: Biologists discover electric bacteria that eat pure electrons rather than sugar, redefining the tenacity of life
Ian said:
SCIENCE said:
cool
although note that in my field, scientists /created/ self-replicating parasitic systems that depend on electrical power, long before this discovery
More info?
A computer virus, Ian.
Date: 19/07/2014 14:44:33
From: Ian
ID: 562145
Subject: re: Biologists discover electric bacteria that eat pure electrons rather than sugar, redefining the tenacity of life
sibeen said:
Ian said:
SCIENCE said:
cool
although note that in my field, scientists /created/ self-replicating parasitic systems that depend on electrical power, long before this discovery
More info?
A computer virus, Ian.
Oh. Ta
Sometimes we expect too much of science.