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Scientists want to store DNA of 6.7 million species on the moon, just in case (www.space.com)

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Yup, because after the type of disaster here that would require access to all that stuff, we can just hop up to the moon then and get it, right?

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DNA delivery.

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Now why would they really want to do such a thing? You know they won't tell us the truth.

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Someone has to go there first!

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I always wonder why these nutty ideas get traction in the media. Not why they happen -- they happen because there are many people out there with a screw loose. But why do they get splashed all over the media? This is never going to happen, so why write about it?

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