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The Philae Comet Could Be Home to Microbial Alien Life, Scientists Say
- Thorondor 11y agoI don't think we should get too excited about this without further evidence, as microbes aren't the only (or even the most likely) possible source of complex hydrocarbons on a comet. For example, see: http://arstechnica.com/science/2015/07/magic-carbon-layer-not-a-sign-of-extraterrestrial-life/ http://arstechnica.com/science/2015/07/magic-carbon-layer-no...
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- eastbayjake 11y ago"... the criticism Wallis and Wickramasinghe’s claims have received in just the past few hours ... can be condensed into two points: (1) Wickramasinghe has a history of making wild and unfounded claims (2) This latest claim is wild and unfounded. ... [S]cientists affiliated with the Rosetta mission have dismissed the claims of alien life out of hand. Project scientist Matt Taylor called them 'pure speculation.' Monica Grady, a co-investigator on Philae’s chemical-analyzing instrument Ptolemy, echoed Taylor’s criticism, dismissing the claims as 'highly unlikely.'" http://io9.com/what-other-scientists-are-saying-about-todays-life-on-1716022562?utm_campaign=socialflow_io9_facebook&utm_source=io9_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow http://io9.com/what-other-scientists-are-saying-about-todays...