[meteorite-list] Italian Researchers Find Traces Of Life In Meteorites

From: Michel <Michel_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:46:23 2004
Message-ID: <001c01c0d9ee$5a4b44e0$fd19f8c1_at_nwc.fr>

Dear Matteo,

If you send me a copy in italian of the article I will translate it into
english for the list

Best wishes
Michel FRANCO
100 Chemin des Campènes
74400 CHAMONIX - FRANCE

----- Message d'origine -----
De : Matteo Chinellato <mcomemeteorite2000_at_yahoo.it>
À : Robert Verish <bolidechaser_at_yahoo.com>; Meteorite Mailing List
<meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Envoyé : jeudi 10 mai 2001 20:32
Objet : Re: [meteorite-list] Italian Researchers Find Traces Of Life In
Meteorites


> Dear Robert
>
> I have a problems for translate the article in english
> - I no have a good english - but probably a article
> exit in the next number of NATURE.
> Regards
>
> matteo
>
> --- Robert Verish <bolidechaser_at_yahoo.com> ha scritto:
> > Quote
> > The bacteria were described as very primitive
> > organisms
> > with a DNA network but no IMMUNE SYSTEM.
> > Unquote
> >
> > What in the world does this mean!?
> >
> > Matteo? Can you translate this article for us?
> >
> > This is going to be, either very big news, or VERY
> > embarrassing. (Why do I think the later?)
> >
> > Bob V.
> >
> > --- Ron Baalke <baalke_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> http://www.spacedaily.com/news/010510014102.tc9rjtea.html
> > >
> > > Italian researchers find traces of life in
> > > meteorites
> > >
> > > ROME (AFP) May 10, 2001
> > > Italian researchers have found traces of life in
> > 4.5
> > > billion-year-old meteorites, according to the
> > Italian daily Corriere
> > > della Sera.
> > >
> > > Geologist Bruno D'Argegno and molecular biologist
> > > Giuseppe Geraci, both from
> > > the Federico II University in Naples, borrowed
> > > meteorite samples from a
> > > local museum and introduced them to a
> > "physiological
> > > solution," D'Argegno
> > > told the paper.
> > >
> > > "Then we saw these micro-organisms appear and
> > begin
> > > to move," the researcher
> > > said.
> > >
> > > The scientists noted 78 different types of
> > bacteria
> > > -- known as
> > > crystallo-microbes or "crim" for short -- which
> > they
> > > identified as being
> > > similar to ones which existed on Earth some 3.5
> > > billion years ago.
> > >
> > > The bacteria were described as very primitive
> > > organisms, with a DNA network
> > > but no immune system.
> > >
> > > The two Italian experts presented their
> > conclusions
> > > to the Italian Space
> > > Agency (ASI) on Wednesday, the paper said.
> > >
> > > The space agency's scientific director,
> > > astrophsicist Giovanni F. Bignami
> > > hailed the findings as "an excellent basis for
> > > boosting research programmes
> > > dedicated to the search for life on other planets
> > in
> > > the solar system."
> > >
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