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Scientists discover new life aboard Great Lakes research vessel (news.d.umn.edu)
submitted 4 days ago by just_another_person@lemmy.world to c/science@lemmy.world
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[–] FerretyFever0@fedia.io 15 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Is it a Canadian?

[–] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

As a Canadian I’d really rather US Americans were not aware of us at this point in time

[–] FerretyFever0@fedia.io 1 points 4 days ago

Fair enough lol. They could be from Minnesota? Maybe?

[–] FerretyFever0@fedia.io 2 points 4 days ago

Some people on here are too sensitive lol

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 13 points 4 days ago

Beyond satisfying scientific curiosity, the discovery could have practical applications. Some organisms in the “ship goo” appear to be methane producers, potentially useful for biofuel production

🙄

[–] cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 4 days ago

I’m sure boat life is better than living in the land /s

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Good for them!

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Now this remembers me of a description for KSPs Procedural Parts mod.

Made from viscoelastic nanopolymers (which were discovered by accident... growing in the back of the office mini-fridge)

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 0 points 4 days ago

Awesome grammar