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https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/05/070510151916.htm

https://phys.org/news/2010-04-microbes-natural-asphalt-lake.html

https://www.livescience.com/1515-asphalt-munching-bacteria-discovered.html

The weird little bastards are eating metal and petrochemicals!

As a bonus, here are fungi that eat hard ionizing radiation, including in the radioactive core of the Chernobyl NPP

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiotrophic_fungus

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

The sentient lichen archaeologists are going to have so much fun in 10 million years.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (2 children)

This is why the whole "immortality is a curse" shit is cope. I'd fucking love to see evolution of life and (maybe) civilization over millions of years

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Right? "Immortality is a curse" is the most skill issue idea. As long as your body held together relatively well I'd be thrilled to live forever. There's so much to do!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Until you get stuck somewhere

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Skill issue tbh. Using my immortal wisdom of untold ages I would simply not get stuck

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Eventually we all get stuck in the endless black abyss of the post heat death universe

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

eh sure but it's that or oblivion so why not?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

i've never thought about it like that before and honestly its quite liberating

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

it's how i've always felt about immortality. sure it's a gamble, but at least it's a shot at something interesting happening

even if you have to wait for the next universe to be born or whatever

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

We've never been closer. If the sharks and jellyfish and crocodiles can do it, why shouldn't we?

Incidentally does anyone have a good news portal for research papers about this kind of thing? I'm trying to get up to date and inspired on the cellular regeneration/genetic manipulation fields. There's so much we can do and it's always been my dream to do it, and I think reading the real thing will really help me drag my adhd ass through school.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I've lived 10,000 human lifetimes, patiently lying in wait for the next sentient species to arise. Now I will go forth, mentor them, and poison their academic research forever by explaining that a bidet was for washing one's face.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

The ultimate prank awaiting the ultimate prankster