Galaxia2002
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Hello, my english is improving but not well enough, be patient please
Some time ago I had an idea for a situation which could connect the fall of asteroids with the appearance of pests. This was explained by me earlier in the forum in Spanish.
I read in the book "The Intelligent Universe" by Fred Hoyle that in the 60s there were some experiments with balloons where it was detected the presence of bacteria apparently in the upper atmosphere (stratosphere). From that moment had a boom of the panspermia hypothesis, suggesting that the "seeds" or essence of life (bacteria and viruses) are prevalent scattered throughout the universe and life on Earth began with the arrival of such seeds to our planet, perhaps from asteroids. In fact were discovered bacteria that survive very tough conditions, including in nuclear reactors (micrococcus radiophilus)
My point is, it is known that in the higher atmospheric regions there are layers of air which do not mix with each other, and what I propose is that this could be a reservoir of microscopic life where high intensity sunlight could cause mutations including making pathogenic or not organisms that have arrived there. Even this region could harbor potential microorganisms that come from the disintegration of meteors, but it is very questionable.
Well, my hypothesis is that if there would be this "static" reservoir it could be only seriously disturbed by either upward or downward currents of air, that with more probability would or wouldn´t be permitted in very mountainous regions.
Volcanoes could be a way to feed the reservoir with fresh material from earth, so I could say that not all the biological material can necessarily come from space.
I noticed that many viruses are located in Asia, that could be just my impression but there are several reports as the flu, the most common, and it could be due to the very large bird population, which could serve as reserve of the virus but in this region also there are very high mountain ranges that could ease the interchange with high atmosphere. This can be a single parelell, but is curious why so many viruses are found in Asia.
Here is what I said Chandra Wickramasinghe astrobiologist said about the SARS virus (from wikipedia)
The other part is how else could get disrupted this potential reservoir of microorganisms?
An asteroid or comet. This is the point, It would make a hole literally in the static layer of the atmosphere dragging a large column of air descending and bringing all the germs of the upper layers. It doesn´t matter if the microorganism come from outside or inside in origin .it is likely that they have time there. This would be an explanation for the plagues associated with comets, although there may be factors at long-and short-term, chemical factors that could cause disease at the site of impact and biological factors as viruses that would make large tracts of land.
Here I am aware that there is much speculation on my part and I put this to see if you notice a connection. I would like found a map with the worldwide distribuition of viruses.
Some time ago I had an idea for a situation which could connect the fall of asteroids with the appearance of pests. This was explained by me earlier in the forum in Spanish.
I read in the book "The Intelligent Universe" by Fred Hoyle that in the 60s there were some experiments with balloons where it was detected the presence of bacteria apparently in the upper atmosphere (stratosphere). From that moment had a boom of the panspermia hypothesis, suggesting that the "seeds" or essence of life (bacteria and viruses) are prevalent scattered throughout the universe and life on Earth began with the arrival of such seeds to our planet, perhaps from asteroids. In fact were discovered bacteria that survive very tough conditions, including in nuclear reactors (micrococcus radiophilus)
My point is, it is known that in the higher atmospheric regions there are layers of air which do not mix with each other, and what I propose is that this could be a reservoir of microscopic life where high intensity sunlight could cause mutations including making pathogenic or not organisms that have arrived there. Even this region could harbor potential microorganisms that come from the disintegration of meteors, but it is very questionable.
Well, my hypothesis is that if there would be this "static" reservoir it could be only seriously disturbed by either upward or downward currents of air, that with more probability would or wouldn´t be permitted in very mountainous regions.
Volcanoes could be a way to feed the reservoir with fresh material from earth, so I could say that not all the biological material can necessarily come from space.
I noticed that many viruses are located in Asia, that could be just my impression but there are several reports as the flu, the most common, and it could be due to the very large bird population, which could serve as reserve of the virus but in this region also there are very high mountain ranges that could ease the interchange with high atmosphere. This can be a single parelell, but is curious why so many viruses are found in Asia.
Here is what I said Chandra Wickramasinghe astrobiologist said about the SARS virus (from wikipedia)
On the 24th May 2003 The Lancet published a letter from Wickramasinghe, jointly signed by Milton Wainwright and Jayant Narlikar, which suggested that SARS could be extraterrestrial. The letter is currently (December 2006) referenced on the Cardiff Astrobiology website. It includes this claim:
With respect to the SARS outbreak, a prima facie case for a possible space incidence can already be made...
A small amount of the culprit virus introduced into the stratosphere could make a first tentative fall out East of the great mountain range of the Himalayas, where the stratosphere is thinnest, followed by sporadic deposits in neighbouring areas.
From
http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
The influenza pandemic of 1918
[...]
The origins of this influenza variant is not precisely known. It is thought to have originated in China in a rare genetic shift of the influenza virus. The recombination of its surface proteins created a virus novel to almost everyone and a loss of herd immunity.[...]
Flu study sheds light on how it spreads
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/science/sciencenews/3339763/Flu-study-sheds-light-on-how-it-spreads.html
By Roger Highfield, Science Editor
Last Updated: 6:46PM BST 16 Apr 2008
The biggest studies of their kind have shown how seasonal flu epidemics are born in the Far East, sweep westwards and then die out in South America, crucial intelligence to improve influenza vaccines.
Annual influenza epidemics are thought to infect 5-15 per cent of the world population each year, cause three to five million cases of severe illness, and between 250,000 and 500,000 deaths.
The studies show how epidemics of the most common type of influenza virus, A (H3N2), are seeded by viruses that originate in East and Southeast Asia and migrate around the world.
The new findings suggest that by focusing surveillance efforts on East and Southeast Asia, researchers may be able to extend their forecast of the flu strains most likely to cause epidemics, which may in turn help experts decide which strains should go in the flu vaccine each year. […]
12,000 children in China now have deadly virus
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24469394/
BEIJING - China reported a jump Monday in the number of children sickened with hand, foot and mouth disease, saying more than 11,900 cases have been reported.
At least 24 deaths in the central province of Anhui and Guangdong province in the south have been blamed on enterovirus 71, one of several viruses that cause the disease, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
Two other children — one in Guangdong and another in the coastal province of Zhejiang — have also died of hand, foot and mouth disease but it wasn't immediately clear which strain of virus killed them, it said. [...]
The other part is how else could get disrupted this potential reservoir of microorganisms?
An asteroid or comet. This is the point, It would make a hole literally in the static layer of the atmosphere dragging a large column of air descending and bringing all the germs of the upper layers. It doesn´t matter if the microorganism come from outside or inside in origin .it is likely that they have time there. This would be an explanation for the plagues associated with comets, although there may be factors at long-and short-term, chemical factors that could cause disease at the site of impact and biological factors as viruses that would make large tracts of land.
Here I am aware that there is much speculation on my part and I put this to see if you notice a connection. I would like found a map with the worldwide distribuition of viruses.