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A nanobe
A nanobe

Nanobes are tiny filamental structures first found in some rocks and sediments. Structure is a fundamental and sometimes Intangible notion covering the Recognition, Observation, nature, and Stability of In Geology, rock is a naturally occurring aggregate of Minerals and/or Mineraloids The Earth's outer solid layer the ‘ Lithosphere Sediment is any particulate matter that can be transported by fluid flow and which eventually is deposited as a layer of solid particles on the bed or bottom of a body of Some hypothesize that they are the smallest form of life, 1/10th the size of the smallest known bacteria. A hypothesis (from Greek) consists either of a suggested explanation for a phenomenon (an event that is observable or of a reasoned proposal suggesting a possible Life is a state that distinguishes Organisms from non-living objects such as non-life and dead organisms being manifested by growth through Metabolism The Bacteria ( singular: bacterium) are a large group of unicellular Microorganisms Typically a few Micrometres in length bacteria have

Nanobes were discovered in 1996 (published in American Mineralogist, vol 83. , 1998) by Philipa Uwins, University of Queensland, Australia. The University of Queensland (UQ is one of Australia's premier learning and research institutions For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. [1] They were found growing from rock samples (both full-diameter and sidewall cores) of Jurassic and Triassic sandstones, originally retrieved from an unspecified number of oil exploration wells off Australia's west coast. Depths of retrieval were between 3400 and 5100m below sea bed. While Uwins et al present assertions against it, they do not exclude the possibility that the nanobes are from a surface contaminant, not from the rock units cited.

The smallest are just 20 nanometers in diameter. A nanometre ( American spelling: nanometer, symbol nm) ( Greek: νάνος nanos dwarf; μετρώ metrό count) is a Some researchers believe them to be merely crystal growths, but a purported find of DNA in nanobe samples may prove otherwise. In Materials science, a crystal is a Solid in which the constituent Atoms Molecules or Ions are packed in a regularly ordered repeating Deoxyribonucleic acid ( DNA) is a Nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known [2] They are similar to the life-like structures found in ALH84001, the famous Mars meteorite from the Antarctic. ALH 84001 (full name Allan Hills 84001) is a Meteorite found in Allan Hills, Antarctica in December 1984 by a team of US meteorite hunters from A Mars meteorite is a Meteorite that has landed on Earth and originated from Mars. Recently there has been some interest amongst bio-tech companies in commercial application of nanobes in utilization of plastics. Biotechnology is Technology based on Biology, especially when used in Agriculture, Food science, and Medicine. Plastic is the general common term for a wide range of synthetic or semisynthetic organic solid materials suitable for the manufacture of industrial products Some researchers believe nanobe-like organisms might be implicated in a number of diseases. Research is defined as Human activity based on Intellectual application in the investigation of Matter. A disease is an abnormal condition of an organism that impairs bodily functions and can be deadly They might be responsible for the formation of some types of renal stones. Kidney stones, also called renal calculi, are solid concretions (crystal aggregations of dissolved minerals in Urine; calculi typically form They might even explain mysterious calcification of teeth in the human mouth, and thus actually be a useful or necessary symbiont (like Acidophilus). Acidophilus is a general name for a group of probiotics, often added to Milk or sold as a Capsule, which contains one or more of the following bacteria

Nanobes and nanobacteria are both controversial and unproven concepts; however, these two should not be confused. Nanobacteria is the name of a possible class of living organisms specifically cell-walled Microorganisms with a size much smaller than the generally accepted Nanobacteria are supposed to be walled organisms, while nanobes are hypothesized to be a previously unknown form of life. The origins of discovery, naming, and research methods also differ.

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  1. ^ Uwins, Philippa, J. R. et al. , Novel nano-organisms from Australian sandstones, American Mineralogist, vol 83. , pp. 1541-1550, 1998.
  2. ^ Nanobacteria and Nanobes- Are They Alive?

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