One of the living

 

I´ve been wondering about "the Obelisks" for some time now. Anton has the latest updates. 

A universe in a drop of water

 

"Yes, my dear evolutionary cousin, I´ve heard it too.
Human shit. And they had no idea, hominoid smart asses!"

So a previously unknown form of life, which has been around for billions of years, was recently discovered in...human feces.

Yes, really. In quite literal human shit. 

A universe in a drop of water...and an entire domain of life in...you get the point.  

It´s insane

 

"Ridiculous, it´s not even peer reviewed yet.
But sure, if they ever ask, I could
tell them a thing or two about unknown forms of life!"

A recently published scientific paper claims that a previously unknown life form (!) may exist inside bacteria found in human bodies. Or, as the yet to be peer reviewed paper puts it: "We find that Obelisks form their own distinct phylogenetic group with no detectable sequence or structural similarity to known biological agents." 

Sure hope this goes the same way as cold fusion or the perpetual motion machine, LOL. 

The viruslike entities have been dubbed "Obelisks" by the team behind the discovery. They are less complex than viruses, but apparently more advanced than viroids. There is already some speculation about whether this could solve the riddle of virus evolution, or even the origins of life itself, the Obelisks perhaps being remnants of the hypothesized "RNA world". 

Or maybe the scientists are just seeing shit that isn´t even there.    

"It´s insane": New viruslike entities found in human gut microbes

Obelisks: Entirely new class of life has been found in the human digestive system