• HeroicBillyBishop@lemmy.ca
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    15 hours ago

    This is so cool - I interpret this to mean that life will be found throughout the universe, as this allows for some micro organisms to survive deep space

    Why else would life have this capability? Nature (evolution) prunes away unneeded features, so this capability, buried deep in various branches of life, is only useful when exposed to ionizing radiation…which only happens in deep space, or thru artificial means

    Buckle yer safety belts folks, we gonna find some crazy moulds and stuff every where its warm and wet, including places that are “warm and wet” in a nuclear sense

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        12 hours ago

        …fine, they get “de-selected”, or whatever the correct term is, and it takes time a looooong time, I know

        Why else would DNA harbour an ability to eat gamma radiation if it had not been necessary?

        FYI: Adding some additional info, other than just saying “wrong” would def make for more interesting convos…just sayin