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>The "Mars Fossils": > I don't know about all of you, but the pictures of the "Martian" >microfauna look a lot like something out of a second-year igneous >petrology text - zenoliths with some alteration product around them. >Here's a whimsical conspiracy-theory thought: > >NASA wants more funding. >Many forces in the US government would like to shut them down. >"Martian Life Discovered!" >Bill Clinton hints at more missions to Mars. > >Remember cold fusion? Actually, NASA's schedule of Mars launches was set, funding-wise, well before the announcement. Two missions are to be launched this year, with a series to follow, possibly culminating in a manned mission within 15 years. Maybe they needed to justify the spending before another mission screw-up? Also, a local science reporter asked me some questions about all of this, and when I asked, "Do you remember cold fusion?", the answer was... you guessed it. "No. Not really." Dr. Peter D. Roopnarine Department of Biology Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau MO 63701 email:proopnar@biology.semo.edu web:http://biology.semo.edu Dr. Peter D. Roopnarine Department of Biology Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau MO 63701 email:proopnar@biology.semo.edu web:http://biology.semo.edu Dr. Kim Driver Dept. of Biology Southeast Missouri State University One University Plaza M/S 6200 Cape Girardeau MO 63701 e-mail kdriver@biology.semo.edu web http://biology.semo.edu Dr. Peter D. Roopnarine Department of Biology Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau MO 63701 email:proopnar@biology.semo.edu web:http://biology.semo.edu Dr. Kim Driver Dept. of Biology Southeast Missouri State University One University Plaza M/S 6200 Cape Girardeau MO 63701 e-mail kdriver@biology.semo.edu web http://biology.semo.edu
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