Could bacteria from Jovian Satellites destroy Human Civilization?

Sad but true. I should have taken more Writing courses.

I can write technical papers, but not works of fiction.

 

Why? Fan Fiction is a popular style.

 

No, it is sucky poor writing style.

 

Granted, most Fan Fiction is so bad it should be given a new category of pain. There are however a very few talents out there that should be appreciated.

 

I share the opinion that any extra earth life forms would not be likely to be dangerous to earth lives, however you might find it interesting to look at the lunar Apollo program and the thinking behind the crews 21 days quarantines on landing back on earth.

 

True,
In this case, the obvious use of character names is akin to adding too much salt or other spices or condiments in food.

 

More like adding Onion salt to a chocolate bar.

 

Thanks a lot. Or bacteria found in the lakes beneath Antarctic ice.

 

Probably you are right -- I know very little Biology.

 

Why? Fan Fiction seems to be popular.

 

Are most Fan Fiction writers unprofessional?

 

Dude, it's a SF story. He gave you part of the story. What link do you want?

Possible, but unknown since we've never encountered any alien DNA....or have you? OTOH, let's say your premise is 100% correct. What if we did share a common DNA? Do you recall the theory that life on Earth began with bacteria-laden meteorites from Mars due to an ancient collision? One SF story I recall had a side bit where some interstellar astronauts dumped their biological waste on a sterile planet...in short, they took a dump on a sterile planet. In a billion years, would the evolutionary results of that biological waste have the same DNA as us?

Get a grip, it's a story. Have you ever wondered why all the cool kids never invited you to a party?

Here's some links:
https://www.space.com/33690-allen-hills-mars-meteorite-alien-life-20-years.html

https://newatlas.com/nasa-emist-balloon-bacteria-uv-test/48732/

 

Thanks a lot! Many SF stories present very wrong science, and are still very good stories.

Star Wars contains tons of scientific errors.

 

Agreed here. The story-telling part is one thing, the science another. OTOH, as audiences became more sophisticated, better to openly present it as fantasy or "alternative universe" than to present it as true science. Too many ways trolls will derail it over the errors. Either keep the science tight, as in "The Martian" or go loose with it as a fantasy or alternative universe where the rules are different....which opens up to an entirely different universe of possibilities.

Personally, I favored the hard SF approach used by Jerry Pournelle and Larry Niven.

 

On a side note, I'm a writer, just not paid to be one. I'd love to right SF short stories, novellas and books and be recognized as a "Dean of SF", but it's unlikely. I mostly write technical stuff for reports and our newsletter. Not every week, but often enough.

Maybe if I get my ass off these forums, I'd have more time to write.

 

Possible but let's not rule out the known: Impact event, super volcano, the old standbys of Nuclear annihilation and designer biological warfare.

 

Yes...few are paid.

 

True, but this is Al Gore's Internet. . Anyone can publish a book and put it up for sale electronically. They set the price and the host website takes a cut...in amazon's case 30%.

Example: https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US?ref_=kdpgp_p_us_psg_kw_ad14

 

So you also like writing?

 

I think the theme is very possible. Space bacteria whether from Jupiter or one of its moons could be extremely dangerous. As for a critique of your story, might I suggest you try Zoetrope.

https://www.zoetrope.com/

It's a great site for writers.

 

Yes. I'd write more if I didn't waste so much time on forums.

 

The Andromeda Strain was "total nonsense"?

And notwithstanding that it still sold a copy or two.

 

Scroll up. What if we shared a common DNA?

 

Finding a non-earth source of dna would be especially startling.

There are cases of hunks of rock blasted off Mars landing on earth. And, we have Tardigrades that seem to be able to survive unbelievably harsh circumstances.

But, once one starts looking outside our solar system it would be crazy given what we know today - wouldn't it?

 

Finding any life at all would be startling.

If we do find other life in our solar system, it wouldn't be surprising if there is a relation to life on Earth since there is a possibility life on Earth began on Mars or one of the other planets.