Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight (Post 338040)

That's a crime?

Originally Posted by Betty (Post 338039)

I had read it was not rape but "consensual sex without a condom".

Originally Posted by Moonliner (Post 338041)

If you are interested here are all the details publicly available. At least until someone leaks more information.

Originally Posted by JWBear (Post 338063)

I find it amusing (but not at all suprising) that a thread started to discuss the discovery of a new life form has evolved into a discussion of someone's sex life.

Originally Posted by News guy

I reached out to a dozen experts on Monday. Almost unanimously, they think the NASA scientists have failed to make their case. "It would be really cool if such a bug existed," said San Diego State University's Forest Rohwer, a microbiologist who looks for new species of bacteria and viruses in coral reefs. But, he added, "none of the arguments are very convincing on their own." That was about as positive as the critics could get. "This paper should not have been published," said Shelley Copley of the University of Colorado.

Originally Posted by Alex

Yes, if the report is correct (there has been some criticism of the research, though I'm not remotely expert enough to have a clue how valid it is)