tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post8328739585319681388..comments2024-03-20T03:33:22.357-07:00Comments on Skeptophilia: Dark cloudsGordon Bonnethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003472005971594466noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post-88930125826748091892019-09-07T10:55:55.047-07:002019-09-07T10:55:55.047-07:00There is also the VERY improbable possibility that...There is also the VERY improbable possibility that somehow some microbes from earth survived the trip to Venus on one or more of the probes and somehow have thrived. Considering the recent work on the ISS with exposing microbes to space, this could be a possibility. I wonder how long it would take for a few microbes surviving a trip to Venus in the 1970's, if they did survive and thrive, to reproduce to level necessary to show the effects seen in the study you referenced.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17298494030792493120noreply@blogger.com