Stardust samples exceed expectations

Well, it's supposed to be from the earliest formation of our solar system. Hydrogen is the most common element by far in the entire universe, followed by helium, lithium, beryllium...etc. Complex chemical combinations are extremely rare. It's not likely that cyanide will be there. No virus's or bacteria or anything like that, much less a virus or bacteria that could do anything to this planets biological life. Also the extreme vast number of any possible "creatures" brought to this planet from somewhere else would die immediately if not very soon after.

The original personnel that collected the probe had on protective suits just in case. But they have obviously seen no need to continue that safeguard.

I think that they know what they are doing. If they can shoot up a rocket, approach the comet, collect samples, and not only bring it back to Earth nor not even back to a land area on Earth, but back to land on our very country's soil? They know what the heck they are doing.

Anyone read The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton?

I don't see how you came to that conclusion. We are talking about deep space, interstellar particles.

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Joe, you have to take into account how viruses cause damage. Computer viruses are called the same name as biological viruses because they mimic how real viruses work.

Viruses take advantage of how a biological creatures body works. If the virus is not adapted to that specific kind of biology...well it doesn't do anything. It, at best, is ineffective. But the remote possibility that these two different types of biological creatures could even exist in the same environment? Not very much of a chance.

I can sit here and write a computer virus for a Windows computer. Then put that virus on a Linux computer. And guess what? The virus can't do anything to harm the Linux code. Why? Because the virus has to be made to attack that specific programming code.

Biological viruses are the same way. Do you really think a comet has viruses that are designed to attack Earth creatures? How the crap would that be possible?

The vast majority of Earth viruses can't even attack other species. Most viruses that can kill a dog can't touch a human and vice versus. So if Earth viruses that can kill a specific type of mammal can't hurt another mammal from another species, well how the heck is an "alien" virus going to hurt any Earth creature?

And obviously the scientists agree with me. But hey, it would be fantastic to find evidence of any kind of alien virus. Stupendous. That would be the greatest discovery humans have ever made. Life from somewhere else than Earth.

Agreed, the conditions are safe from biological threats. The real danger, and I'm sure they've already confirmed it isn't a problem or else they're be doing things differently, would be radiation.

I've got 5 bucks saying that the dust is really small nanobots from a distant world. Sent to earth to deystroy all of mankind. They will probably infect one of the Scientist and turn him into some sort of "Hive Mother" and use him to build Robotic minions to deysroy us all. Our only hope is a lone FBI agent and his incredible aim with his pistol.


Did I mention the Robots?

LMAO msouth. Sittin' in my office giggling to myself over that post ( picture Gimli with a nitrous bottle ). Good stuff.

Mark

125gJoe said:

Are viruses the only particles they snatched from deep space we should be concerned about? You are saying there's no chance they could have brought back something very destructive, and I don't believe that.

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Like I said, Robots. I smell a B movie.