Saturday, March 5, 2011

They came from outer space...

Fossils of Cyanobacteria in CI1 Carbonaceous Meteorites: Implications to Life on Comets, Europa, and Enceladus. Let's cut to the chase by peeking at the conclusion:
"It is concluded that the complex filaments found embedded in the CI1 carbonaceous meteorites represent the remains of indigenous microfossils of cyanobacteria and other prokaryotes associated with modern and fossil prokaryotic mats."
This is certainly groundbreaking work if it stands up to scrutiny.

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