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Denninmi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 08:17 PM Original message |
If we discovered life on another planet, would the microbes be deadly for us? |
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liberaltrucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 08:20 PM Response to Original message |
1. Most likely some would be |
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dimbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 08:27 PM Response to Original message |
2. It's essentially a question of whether terrestrial life is good to eat. |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 12:02 AM Response to Original message |
3. Almost certainly so imho |
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freshwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 12:16 AM Response to Original message |
4. That was the theme of the old flick, 'The Andromeda Strain,' I think. Forgot what happened. |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 12:32 AM Response to Original message |
5. That's a good question. |
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charlie and algernon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 09:17 AM Response to Original message |
6. Isn't that eaxctly what happens in War of the Worlds? |
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HopeHoops (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 09:44 AM Response to Original message |
7. With any luck. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 09:49 AM Response to Original message |
8. No, because their biochemistry would be too different from ours. |
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