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This reminds me of a little theory in microbiology, that is that every species exists in every place. For example, if you were to build an alkaline lake in the
by giarc 12y ago
This reminds me of a little theory in microbiology, that is that every species exists in every place. For example, if you were to build an alkaline lake in the middle of nowhere (where no alkaline lakes exists), it wouldn't take long before specific species of bacteria would colonize that lake.
- jbattle 12y agoThat sounds suspiciously like spontaneous generation - what is the actual theory?
- giarc 12y agoNot sure I ever read about it in a textbook... more of a micro professional talked about it so I can't provide a source.
- giarc 12y agoDid some research as it seems people don't like it when you don't have citations. A Dutch researcher named Baas Becker wrote in 1934 "Everything is everywhere, but the environment selects".