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Post by Big Lin on Sept 19, 2013 20:42:08 GMT
www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/10321227/Alien-life-found-living-in-Earths-atmosphere-claims-scientist.htmlAlien life found living in Earth's atmosphere, claims scientist Aliens do exist and have been found living in the clouds above the Peak District, according to new claims by scientists. By Richard Gray, Science Correspondent4:54PM BST 19 Sep 2013 Researchers from the University of Sheffield and Buckingham University claim to have found evidence for microscopic organisms living 16 miles up in the atmosphere between Chester and Wakefield. The scientists used a specially designed balloon to gather samples in the stratosphere during the recent Perseid meteor shower. They found the fragments of single celled algae known as a diatom. They argue that this could be the first evidence to show how life may have arrived on Earth from space, perhaps carried here by meteorites. It is not the first time organisms have been found in the atmosphere and indeed the skies are thought to be teeming with microscopic life. Many scientists, however, insist these microorganisms are carried up into the atmosphere by storms and other natural processes. Professor Milton Wainwright, from the department of molecular biology and biotechnology at the University of Sheffield who led the work, said: “Most people will assume that these biological particles must have just drifted up to the stratosphere from Earth. “But it is generally accepted that a particle of the size found cannot be lifted from Earth to heights of, for example, 27km. “The only known exception is by a violent volcanic eruption, none of which occurred within three years of the sampling trip. “In the absence of a mechanism by which large particles like these can be transported to the stratosphere we can only conclude that the biological entities originated from space. “Our conclusion then is that life is continually arriving to Earth from space, life is not restricted to this planet and it almost certainly did not originate here.” (Click on link for rest of article)
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Post by DAS (formerly BushAdmirer) on Sept 19, 2013 23:02:14 GMT
I'm pretty sure Piers Morgan is an alien. Ditto for Michael Moore.
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Post by Big Lin on Sept 20, 2013 22:33:04 GMT
I'm pretty sure Piers Morgan is an alien. Ditto for Michael Moore. Agree - but could say the same about Glen Beck and Rush Limbaugh and Anne Coulter!
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Post by DAS (formerly BushAdmirer) on Sept 20, 2013 23:27:30 GMT
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