#DataDump: Megagovernment, Microbes and more

Wyden Protects Privacy, Blocks FISA Surveillance Law*
Sen. Detours Obama Drive to Retain Controversial Wiretap Powers*
Assange to Be Extradited to Sweden, Court Refuses Final Appeal*
Feds Tell Megaupload Users to Forget About Their Data*
Ret. Judge Against Outrageous Seizures in Megaupload Case*
Microbes Capable Of Surviving On Mars Found*

microbes from outer space

Everyone learns in school outer space is a near total vacuum - a lifeless void. Scientists suggest, otherwise, in an article at The Daily Galaxy, "Microbes Found Preadapted for Life in Space". Scientists surmise microorganisms on Earth, could only have received radiation-resistant genes from space-voyaging ancestors. Research reveals microbes mixed with a little sandstone can survive space, at least, a few years. It's, also estimated, bacteria are capable of surviving with only the protection of a rock in space for a million years. There's life in outer space - if only microbial!