What could possibly go wrong? Scientists want to crack open a 830-million-year-old crystal containing ancient microorganisms that might still be ALIVE - Upgoat

What could possibly go wrong? Scientists want to crack open a 830-million-year-old crystal containing ancient microorganisms that might still be ALIVE
submitted by Steelerfish to WhatCouldGoWrong 2.9 yearsMay 30, 2022 18:09:45 ago (+15/-1) (www.dailymail.co.uk)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-10860569/Geologists-plan-crack-open-830-million-year-old-crystal-contain-ancient-life.html

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[ - ] calx 11 points 2.9 yearsMay 30, 2022 18:34:28 ago (+11/-0)

Oh great here comes the dinosaur pox. :<

[ - ] gimpyoldman 5 points 2.9 yearsMay 30, 2022 18:50:02 ago (+5/-0)

Hold my beer while I poke it with a stick.

[ - ] 1Icemonkey 2 points 2.9 yearsMay 30, 2022 18:36:37 ago (+2/-0)

They’d probably kill us, like Whites bringing disease to the injuns.

[ - ] Osmanthus 2 points 2.9 yearsMay 31, 2022 02:30:07 ago (+2/-0)

No. This is not possible. Media has lost all credibility, stop believing these rags.

830 million years guarantees the radioactive decay of any living DNA etc, it cannot be alive.

This is also why jurassic Park style Dino resurrection cannot happen.

[ + ] MuricaPersonified

[ - ] MuricaPersonified 1 point 2.9 yearsMay 31, 2022 04:35:57 ago (+1/-0)

Which is why they lampshaded the fact by stating they used the complete DNA of a frog to fill in the eroded gaps... which is even more absurd.

[ + ] Prairie

[ - ] Prairie 0 points 2.9 yearsMay 31, 2022 07:58:35 ago (+0/-0)

radioactive decay of any living DNA

Also DNA in a living being is constantly being repaired. When it's just an error here and there, it can repair. But when there are too many, like being near something radioactive, it can't repair. For something dead like this for millions of years, the damage would be absolutely unrepairable.

[ - ] Master_Foo 1 point 2.9 yearsMay 30, 2022 20:53:10 ago (+1/-0)

The environment it was living in 830 million years ago is a lot different than anything today. It will probably die if it gets loose.

[ + ] Clubberlang

[ - ] Clubberlang 0 points 2.9 yearsMay 30, 2022 22:23:49 ago (+0/-0)

True it'll probably die from the gay

[ - ] Anus_Expander 0 points 2.9 yearsMay 30, 2022 19:06:31 ago (+0/-0)

I hope it destroys all humans

[ - ] 2Drunk 0 points 2.9 yearsMay 30, 2022 21:32:34 ago (+0/-0)

Killed by algae, fuck it, its 2022 and no one understands who Maxwell is and how many child sex slaves she sold.

[ - ] Clubberlang 0 points 2.9 yearsMay 30, 2022 22:23:09 ago (+0/-0)

I'm sure it'll be done at one of those chinese biolabs.

Nothing to worry about.

[ - ] CoronaHoax 0 points 2.9 yearsMay 30, 2022 23:03:37 ago (+0/-0)

They’ll probably put them in a vaccine

[ - ] giantprick 0 points 2.9 yearsMay 31, 2022 00:06:30 ago (+0/-0)

Please let it end humanity

[ - ] BlueEyedAngloMasterRaceGod 0 points 2.9 yearsMay 31, 2022 00:53:25 ago (+0/-0)

women and non-whites playing around with white man's tech will one day lead to a huge disaster, like covid but actually real.

[ - ] Nosferatjew 0 points 2.9 yearsMay 31, 2022 02:18:43 ago (+0/-0)

They'll probably all die instantly upon being released from their crystaline stasis chamber.

[ - ] i_scream_trucks 0 points 2.9 yearsMay 31, 2022 04:33:27 ago (+0/-0)

im damn fucking sure ive seen this movie

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