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Bradford Bug May Be New Life Form


Posted on Saturday, 16 October, 2004 | Comment icon 5 comments



 
A strange life form has been identified in Bradford. Genetic analysis reveals that the organism is so bizarre and unlike anything else seen by scientists that perhaps it should be placed in its own category of living things.

The creature, first discovered in a small industrial cooling tower on the outskirts of the city, could qualify for a new "domain" in the tree of life - where a domain is a bigger category than a kingdom or a phylum.

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Comment icon #1 Posted by Skela on 16 October, 2004, 22:49
So a kind of virus bacterium hybrid. Extremely intriguing. Wish we had more facts, though. This thing needs to be studied.
Comment icon #2 Posted by chico del nacho on 16 October, 2004, 22:58
that freaks me out...
Comment icon #3 Posted by QueenoftheNight on 17 October, 2004, 0:09
hmmm, I wonder if its dangerous..?
Comment icon #4 Posted by Skela on 17 October, 2004, 0:14
Heh, only if yer an amoebae.
Comment icon #5 Posted by miguelito123 on 19 January, 2008, 22:46
now ppl r we sure this stuff can really happen i mean think about it resident evil is only a game/movie do u thinkits actually going to happen in the future why? back in the old days ppl wer talkin bout us in the future havin to watchstuff through electrical box nd wat do u no tv came same with cars so can all these things really happen???
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