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(New Scientist) Scary The Thing is now only the second-scariest thing found in Antarctica   (newscientist.com) divider line 32
More: Scary, Antarctica, human faeces, gut bacteria, penicillin, Uppsala, New Scientist, Uppsala University, bacteria  
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The Bad Astronomer [TotalFark]
2012-01-26 11:37:56 PM
Second scariest? O RLY?
 
nmrsnr [TotalFark]
2012-01-26 11:42:43 PM
Third (new window) scariest thing in the Antarctic.


The Bad Astronomer: Second scariest? O RLY?

That's freaking awesome.
 
Captain Steroid [TotalFark]
2012-01-26 11:56:10 PM
The "Lost Continent" will doom us all. O_O
 
mitchcumstein1 [TotalFark]
2012-01-27 12:23:23 AM
The Kate Beckinsale shower scene is still the best thing about Antarctica, correct?
 
I_C_Weener [TotalFark]
2012-01-27 12:25:33 AM
mitchcumstein1: The Kate Beckinsale shower scene is still the best thing about Antarctica, correct?

Better than the Kurt Russel/Wilford Brimley shower scene.
 
mitchcumstein1 [TotalFark]
2012-01-27 12:30:41 AM
I_C_Weener: mitchcumstein1: The Kate Beckinsale shower scene is still the best thing about Antarctica, correct?

Better than the Kurt Russel/Wilford Brimley shower scene.

And that's saying something.
 
TsarTom [TotalFark]
2012-01-27 01:20:43 AM
We should call Scott of The Antarctic, He's had to deal with much worse.

1.bp.blogspot.com
 
NewportBarGuy [TotalFark]
2012-01-27 02:20:08 AM
We're going to need to kill all of you scientist people before you kill us all.
 
LDM90
2012-01-27 06:19:55 AM
Subby's mom lives there?
 
Cheron
2012-01-27 06:22:18 AM
Nuke it from space, problem solved
 
Honest Bender
2012-01-27 06:30:48 AM
Then, like the Thing, kill it with fire!
 
Boondock3806
2012-01-27 06:44:03 AM
Some Antarctic stations started shipping out human faeces for incineration after gut bacteria were found nearby.

I think they ship them to Georgia.
 
BigBooper
2012-01-27 06:54:57 AM
For those who didn't RTFA: It's drug resistant bacteria from human poop.

In other words, it didn't come from Antarctica, we brought it there.

Now if it mutates into some kind of pandemic causing super bug down there, THEN we can talk about the death from Antarctica.
 
DubyaHater
2012-01-27 07:03:33 AM
What a shiatty situation
 
dahmers love zombie [TotalFark]
2012-01-27 07:27:34 AM
BigBooper: For those who didn't RTFA: It's drug resistant bacteria from human poop.

In other words, it didn't come from Antarctica, we brought it there.

Now if it mutates into some kind of pandemic causing super bug down there, THEN we can talk about the death from Antarctica.

I believe the non-technical explanation is that the poop bacteria were changed by native Antarctician (Antarcticite?) bacteria INTO their resistant form through sharing DNA. Realistically, it's still true that all of you farkers who insist on giving your kids 2nd line antibiotics whenever they have an earache or a sniffle, and all of you meat ranchers who HAD to get a few more head of cattle crammed into a small feedlot, YOU're the ones causing antibiotic resistance.
 
Pharmdawg
2012-01-27 07:57:10 AM
Resistance is not immunity, and there are other, albeit less convenient and more expensive antibiotics, that can be used other than the penicillin derivatives.
 
t3knomanser
2012-01-27 08:09:16 AM
Those aren't bacteria. They're baby shoggoths!
 
neversubmit
2012-01-27 08:25:19 AM
FTFA: "Chile's research stations have virtually no sewage treatment in place, says Olsen."

Oh man, don't eat the chili.
 
SirLothar
2012-01-27 08:45:45 AM
Shut.
Down.

Everything!

/screw you Madagascar
 
Mawson of the Antarctic
2012-01-27 09:00:21 AM
I'm on it!
 
PvtHike [TotalFark]
2012-01-27 09:11:43 AM
SirLothar: Shut.
Down.

Everything!

/screw you Madagascar

To hell with Madagascar! If only I could evolve into an orbiting nuclear weapons platform...
 
rudemix
2012-01-27 09:22:42 AM
I read that as the Thing in Arizona

adamvonwillis.com

/hot, like poop
 
way south
2012-01-27 09:33:29 AM
So how long till scientist weaponise it so they can answer the question of if ancient bacteria can be weaponized and released to return a modern civilization to the medical dark ages?
 
DVDave
2012-01-27 09:54:41 AM
Why don't we just wait here for a little while... see what happens...
 
MoronLessOff
2012-01-27 09:56:59 AM
It's not a leopard seal?

Go ahead, click it. I dare you!
 
Death_Poot
2012-01-27 10:12:20 AM
Came for Lovecraft reference, leaving happy
 
the nameless one
2012-01-27 10:19:43 AM
rudemix: I read that as the Thing in Arizona

[adamvonwillis.com image 500x375]

/hot, like poop

For some reason while i was in Arizona visiting my family my dad and uncle just had to take me there
 
TheManofPA
2012-01-27 10:36:51 AM
It's CLOBBERING TIMMMMMEEEEEEEEE
 
ontariolightning
2012-01-27 11:14:00 AM
Did somebody say Vic Mackey in a body suit? the man was scary enough
 
Tziva [TotalFark]
2012-01-27 11:42:56 AM
well, I came here to see if this was a leehouse thread but discovered phil plait instead, so I'm content.
 
CygnusDarius [TotalFark]
2012-01-27 01:34:13 PM
So the zombie virus is actually a bacteria.
 
Poppa Zit
2012-01-27 02:20:56 PM
CygnusDarius: So the zombie virus is actually a bacteria.

Prehistoric bacteria, frozen in the ice. Nice little defense against global warming there, Gaia.
 
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