littlebro 234 Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Alien life 'may exist among us' By James Morgan, Science reporter, BBC News, Chicago Could "shadow life" be lurking in the deep ocean? Never mind Mars, alien life may be thriving right here on Earth, a major science conference has heard. Our planet may harbour forms of "weird life" unrelated to life as we know it, according to Professor Paul Davies, a physicist at Arizona State University. This "shadow life" may be hidden in toxic arsenic lakes or in boiling deep sea hydrothermal vents, he says. He has called on scientists to launch a "mission to Earth" by trawling hostile environments for signs of bio-activity. Weird life could even be living among us, in forms which we don't yet recognise, he told the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) meeting in Chicago. "We don't have to go to other planets to find weird life. "It could be right in front of our noses - or even in our noses," said the physicist. "It is entirely reasonable to expect we will find a shadow biosphere here on Earth. "But nobody has actually taken the trouble to look. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mgread1200 141 Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 keep wondering when my boss is going back to mars Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fynger 841 Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Lots of Weired Life round here Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie 11 Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Take a look round the Palace of Westminster any day of the wek - It's life Kev, but not as we know it.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlebro 234 Posted February 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 We've learned that the alien life is alive & kicking in the USA - and they cannot do jury service Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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