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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

We're gonna make it. Well, maybe not us, but someone is definitely gonna make it.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago (13 children)

Yeah, the planet post ecological collapse is still going to have life. Not human life and definitely no dolphins or orangutans or whatever, but it’s going to have some really interesting fungi and slime bacteria for alien visitors to study.

[–] [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

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