Question Could Aliens Be Germs?

[ThePatriotBeast]

We haven't been able to find aliens. What if they are right under our nose? Or around us? This is just a theory, and I wanted to ask you all what you thought.

 

[COLGeek]

There have some conspiracy theory folks who have opined that COVID was just such a thing (alien origin) and even a some in the "5G cellular systems did it" camp.

Good question, just be aware it can quickly go off the rails.

 

[ThePatriotBeast]

There have some conspiracy theory folks who have opined that COVID was just such a thing (alien origin) and even a some in the "5G cellular systems did it" camp.

Good question, just be aware it can quickly go off the rails.

Very good point! I'll try and keep the train on the rails! Also, people thought COVID came from alien origin? Wow, people are desperate to find out how COVID came to be!

 

[Catastrophe]

Could Aliens Be Germs?

Well, of course we don't know whether there is any form of life out there.

IF there are simple microorganisms out there, it is possible (pure speculation) that some might be malignant to us, and therefore considered to be germs.

Cat

 

[ThePatriotBeast]

Could Aliens Be Germs?

Well, of course we don't know whether there is any form of life out there.

IF there are simple microorganisms out there, it is possible (pure speculation) that some might be malignant to us, and therefore considered to be germs.

Cat

Ooooooh, very good point!

 

[Connor]

Yes, there are alien life forms out there, and yes, most of them are single celled organisms, such as bacteria.

 

[ThePatriotBeast]

Yes, there are alien life forms out there, and yes, most of them are single celled organisms, such as bacteria.

I like your thinking!

 

[Catastrophe]

Ooooooh, very good point!

Thank you.

Cat

 

[Catastrophe]

Interesting insights on the presence of organic matter on recently tested asteroid samples appear in "Seeking the Origins of Life" from Queenie Chan in All About Space, Issue 116 May 2021.
An interview with Queenie Chan by Daisy Dobrijevic with a main author of the references below, which are all recent (March 2021.Itokawa is an S-type or Stony asteroid which is not supposed to be rich in carbon. Being stoney and silica rich giving rise to "ordinary chondrite" meteorites.

"It's very interesting to think that the stony meteorite has got some carbon-rich material that should really be coming from C-type asteroids."


See also

Organic matter and water from asteroid Itokawa | Scientific ...
https://www.nature.com › ... › articles › article
by QHS Chan · 2021 — Organic analyses have been carried out on fewer than ten of the Itokawa particles, and all were found to contain organic matter8,9,10,11,12,13,14 ...

Organic matter and water from asteroid Itokawa
https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk › earth-sciences › news
8 Mar 2021 — Organics and water on asteroid Itokawa. ... Organic materials essential for life on Earth are found for the first time on the surface of an asteroid.

Organic materials essential for life on Earth are found for the ...
https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk › about-us › news › o...

4 Mar 2021 — The research paper suggests that Itokawa has been constantly evolving over billions of years by incorporating water and organic materials from ...

 

[ThePatriotBeast]

Hey Cat! Thank you for the sources!

 

[Trevize62]

At a minimum level of complexity (bacteria or mycoplasmas) we could not be able to discriminate between Earth and alien lifeforms.

 

[ThePatriotBeast]

At a minimum level of complexity (bacteria or mycoplasmas) we could not be able to discriminate between Earth and alien lifeforms.

Good point!

 

[Catastrophe]

Superficially maybe, but very likely differences in cell chemistry.

Cat

 

[Trevize62]

Obviously they

Superficially maybe, but very likely differences in cell chemistry.

Cat

Obviously their DNA sequences and enzymatic kits would be different, but we would realize it only in presence of a serious reason to make such biochemical study on a bacteria.

 

[Catastrophe]

"At a minimum level of complexity (bacteria or mycoplasmas) we could not be able to discriminate between Earth and alien lifeforms."

At a minimum level of complexity, yes. That is true because it negates the possibility of any investigative tests.

Cat