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Given their unusual properties I wonder how likely they are to be seeded from 'alien' matter rather than derivatives of known Earth lifeforms.
by nopassrecover 17y ago
Given their unusual properties I wonder how likely they are to be seeded from 'alien' matter rather than derivatives of known Earth lifeforms.
- hugh3 17y agoVery unlikely indeed. They are new species but have been classified into previously-known taxonomic groups. They're related to other, perfectly prosaic Earthly animals.
- nopassrecover 17y agoThanks
- someperson 17y agoPlease don't down mod comments when they aren't trolling. The parent comment is at -2 points at the time of writing, which is very unfair. Just argue the comment and leave it at that.
- nopassrecover 17y agoAppreciated
- stavrianos 17y agogiven the similarities in the environments we and they evolved in, (ie Earth) I think it's likely that you have wildly more in common with these lifeforms than with any you'd find elsewhere.
- etal 17y agoThe organelles they use for anaerobic respiration are found in other unicellular eukaryotes (single-celled organisms that aren't bacteria, like some fungal pathogens). The interesting thing here is that they're multicellular, not that their cellular biochemistry is unique.
- nopassrecover 17y agoThanks, my biology is weak so there's a couple of key terms for me to check up here!