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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
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
>
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
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
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