Re: [Texascavers] valuable species

2016-04-05 Thread Jerry via Texascavers
cavers To: texascavers Cc: andy Sent: Tue, Apr 5, 2016 5:19 pm Subject: Re: [Texascavers] valuable species That's our inquisitive Mixon. Like the Church in 1615. Sent from my iPhone> On Apr 5, 2016, at 5:56 PM, Mixon Bill via Texascavers wrote:> > But Andy, haven't you heard that

Re: [Texascavers] valuable species

2016-04-05 Thread Andy Gluesenkamp via Texascavers
That's our inquisitive Mixon. Like the Church in 1615. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 5, 2016, at 5:56 PM, Mixon Bill via Texascavers > wrote: > > But Andy, haven't you heard that all those cave bacteria that are being > discovered have the potential to provide a cure for cancer? At least >

Re: [Texascavers] valuable species

2016-04-05 Thread Diana Tomchick via Texascavers
Laugh all you want, Bill, but there’s a wealth of fascinating chemistry catalyzed by microbes in all sorts of environments out there. And a very high percentage of the initial lead compounds used to fight not just cancer but other maladies have come from looking at what we scientists refer to a

[Texascavers] valuable species

2016-04-05 Thread Mixon Bill via Texascavers
But Andy, haven't you heard that all those cave bacteria that are being discovered have the potential to provide a cure for cancer? At least according to the people who find them. Biologists are the chief offenders. Be careful not to touch the floor, and don't bother the bacteria -- Mixon --