Comments on: How Does the Tiny Waterbear Survive in Outer Space? http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2012/09/how-does-the-tiny-waterbear-survive-in-outer-space/ Ideas, innovations and discoveries from the world of science Thu, 23 May 2013 23:31:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 By: fluffy butter http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2012/09/how-does-the-tiny-waterbear-survive-in-outer-space/comment-page-1/#comment-10179 fluffy butter Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:24:04 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/?p=12035#comment-10179 muhahahaha hamuha this is one heck of a scientific discovery. muhahahaha hamuha this is one heck of a scientific discovery.

]]> By: meow http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2012/09/how-does-the-tiny-waterbear-survive-in-outer-space/comment-page-1/#comment-7468 meow Fri, 14 Sep 2012 18:06:35 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/?p=12035#comment-7468 thats a baby thresher maw from mass effect. thats a baby thresher maw from mass effect.

]]> By: Mike Shaw http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2012/09/how-does-the-tiny-waterbear-survive-in-outer-space/comment-page-1/#comment-7463 Mike Shaw Fri, 14 Sep 2012 01:31:54 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/?p=12035#comment-7463 Thanks for mentioning me, Mr. Stromberg. You're right, of course, in that tardigrades are clearly related to life on Earth - probably between Arthropods and Nematodes. DNA kind of proves this. I'll say, however, that if all life on Earth - from say an initial chunk of DNA - originated from space, well then the theory would be right. It's a stretch - the Panspermia hypothesis. I absolutely loved your great summary of all the facts about tardigrades, and the way you clarified so many of the unknowns! Thanks again- Mike Shaw Thanks for mentioning me, Mr. Stromberg. You’re right, of course, in that tardigrades are clearly related to life on Earth – probably between Arthropods and Nematodes. DNA kind of proves this. I’ll say, however, that if all life on Earth – from say an initial chunk of DNA – originated from space, well then the theory would be right. It’s a stretch – the Panspermia hypothesis.

I absolutely loved your great summary of all the facts about tardigrades, and the way you clarified so many of the unknowns!
Thanks again- Mike Shaw

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