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It could be worse. It could be human tourists.
It could be worse. It could be human tourists.
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Terrestrial Biological Contamination
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Tardigrades can survive extremes of temperature and pressure, including the frigid vacuum of space. They don’t seem to mind being exposed to radiation and are all-round tough little creatures. When dehydrated, they roll up into a spore-like state that slows down their metabolic rate by about a hundred-fold, enabling them to survive for potentially over 100 years.
Nice discovery, I have always thought that the most stubborn form of life was the Convolvulus Bindweed ...
Nice discovery, I have always thought that the most stubborn form of life was the Convolvulus Bindweed ...
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Or Cher.
Tardigrades can survive extremes of temperature and pressure, including the frigid vacuum of space. They don’t seem to mind being exposed to radiation and are all-round tough little creatures. When dehydrated, they roll up into a spore-like state that slows down their metabolic rate by about a hundred-fold, enabling them to survive for potentially over 100 years.
Nice discovery, I have always thought that the stubborn form of life was the Convolvulus Bindweed ...
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Or Cher.
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you mean the adj 'darling' ? chéri (m) or chérie (f) ?
No, the singer, actress and sometimes tattoo enthusiast who first roamed the earth in the time of the dinosaurs and is thought to be indestructible.
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You must not have kudzu where you live.Tardigrades can survive extremes of temperature and pressure, including the frigid vacuum of space. They don’t seem to mind being exposed to radiation and are all-round tough little creatures. When dehydrated, they roll up into a spore-like state that slows down their metabolic rate by about a hundred-fold, enabling them to survive for potentially over 100 years.
Nice discovery, I have always thought that the stubborn form of life was the Convolvulus Bindweed ...
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Oh boy, what a mess! Our little bindweed is nothing compared to this, I am going to show it to my wife right away!
Does it recall the turnip green or polk salad - as everybody calls it, as per the great Tony Joe White 'Polk Salad Annie' lyrics?
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