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Posted by kdawson on Sunday January 10, 2010 @05:35AM from the wipe-that-foam-off-your-mouth dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Scientists from the Scripps Research Institute have shown for the first time that 'lifeless' organic substances with no genetic material — prions similar to those believed responsible for Mad Cow disease and similar, rare conditions in humans — are capable of evolving just like higher forms of life. The discovery could reshape the definition of life and have revolutionary impacts on how certain diseases are treated."

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Where (Score:0, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Sunday January 10, 2010 @05:42AM (#30713566)

Where's your God now?

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Evolution for creationists. (Score:4, Funny)

by X-Power ( 1009277 ) writes: on Sunday January 10, 2010 @05:47AM (#30713584)

http://c.myspace.com/Groups/00017/98/88/17938889_l.gif [myspace.com]

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This might revive the age-old debate... (Score:0, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Sunday January 10, 2010 @05:48AM (#30713592)

Are Rebublicans technically life-forms?

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Re:Where (Score:3, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Sunday January 10, 2010 @06:11AM (#30713644)

im in ur prions
redesigning them
-- God

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Re:This might revive the age-old debate... (Score:3, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Sunday January 10, 2010 @07:32AM (#30713836)

a failing one, a subspecies teanominus partius has evolved and is slowly choking out the main species. its sad beacuse teanominus partius cannot survive without the host species. We are watching evolution at work here people.

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Re:The creationists are a little more clever than (Score:4, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Sunday January 10, 2010 @11:08AM (#30714540)

"I believe in micro-evolution but not macro-evolution"
"I believe in centimetres, but not metres"

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Re:Where (Score:2, Funny)

by Profane MuthaFucka ( 574406 ) writes: <busheatskok@gmail.com> on Sunday January 10, 2010 @04:38PM (#30716716) Homepage Journal

Dear Sir, what does God need with a cheezburger?

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