http://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/07/120000-year-old-bacteria-found-two-miles-under-glacier/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:03:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/07/120000-year-old-bacteria-found-two-miles-under-glacier/comment-page-1/#comment-601548 Lasse Sun, 08 Jun 2008 10:41:56 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16687#comment-601548 I think a Zombie invasion is imminent. I think a Zombie invasion is imminent.

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/07/120000-year-old-bacteria-found-two-miles-under-glacier/comment-page-1/#comment-601093 tomtheman5 Sun, 08 Jun 2008 06:25:01 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16687#comment-601093 Yeah, this definitely sounds like the opening to a Michael Crichton book! Yeah, this definitely sounds like the opening to a Michael Crichton book!

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/07/120000-year-old-bacteria-found-two-miles-under-glacier/comment-page-1/#comment-600264 mu Sat, 07 Jun 2008 18:56:27 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16687#comment-600264 Bacteria and viruses aren't the same thing. A virus is little more than a bit of DNA in a protein shell, they can't reproduce without infecting a host cell to hijack its reproductive machinery; bacteria are single-celled organisms that can reproduce on their own. Also, antibiotics are used to fight bacteria, they do nothing to viruses. Bacteria and viruses aren’t the same thing. A virus is little more than a bit of DNA in a protein shell, they can’t reproduce without infecting a host cell to hijack its reproductive machinery; bacteria are single-celled organisms that can reproduce on their own. Also, antibiotics are used to fight bacteria, they do nothing to viruses.

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/07/120000-year-old-bacteria-found-two-miles-under-glacier/comment-page-1/#comment-600221 CheeseDuck Sat, 07 Jun 2008 18:22:16 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16687#comment-600221 Aren't there million year old viruses from the dinosaurs? Aren’t there million year old viruses from the dinosaurs?

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/07/120000-year-old-bacteria-found-two-miles-under-glacier/comment-page-1/#comment-600209 Danielle N. Sat, 07 Jun 2008 18:08:09 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16687#comment-600209 Yeah like in the X-Files... haha Yeah like in the X-Files… haha

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/07/120000-year-old-bacteria-found-two-miles-under-glacier/comment-page-1/#comment-600203 Johnny Sat, 07 Jun 2008 17:47:26 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16687#comment-600203 kind of scary - there could be a virus out there never encountered by human beings in the ice that could kill alot of us off. kind of scary – there could be a virus out there never encountered by human beings in the ice that could kill alot of us off.

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