Comments on: Prehistoric Rock Art Owes Its Colors to Thriving Microbial Colonies http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/12/29/prehistoric-rock-art-owes-its-colors-to-thriving-microbial-colonies/ Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: AL http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/12/29/prehistoric-rock-art-owes-its-colors-to-thriving-microbial-colonies/#comment-24486 AL Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:10:06 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=24296#comment-24486 why don't they move beyond their original borders? why don’t they move beyond their original borders?

]]> By: Colin http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/12/29/prehistoric-rock-art-owes-its-colors-to-thriving-microbial-colonies/#comment-24485 Colin Fri, 31 Dec 2010 00:24:30 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=24296#comment-24485 "...a mutual relationship between the black fungi and red bacteria that often appear together. The fungi can provide water to the bacteria, while the bacteria provide carbohydrates to the fungi." Sounds like an incipient lichen. If we could come back 70,000 years from now, what would we find? “…a mutual relationship between the black fungi and red bacteria that often appear together. The fungi can provide water to the bacteria, while the bacteria provide carbohydrates to the fungi.” Sounds like an incipient lichen. If we could come back 70,000 years from now, what would we find?

]]> By: glenn http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/12/29/prehistoric-rock-art-owes-its-colors-to-thriving-microbial-colonies/#comment-24484 glenn Thu, 30 Dec 2010 20:41:27 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=24296#comment-24484 Melba Try here: http://discovermagazine.com/2010/may/28-what-is-this-bouquet-glass-flowers Melba
Try here:
http://discovermagazine.com/2010/may/28-what-is-this-bouquet-glass-flowers

]]> By: s http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/12/29/prehistoric-rock-art-owes-its-colors-to-thriving-microbial-colonies/#comment-24483 s Thu, 30 Dec 2010 18:58:35 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=24296#comment-24483 a lot of fungus eat rocks. this is a fascinating article. a lot of fungus eat rocks.

this is a fascinating article.

]]> By: Lance May http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/12/29/prehistoric-rock-art-owes-its-colors-to-thriving-microbial-colonies/#comment-24482 Lance May Thu, 30 Dec 2010 17:11:27 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=24296#comment-24482 These bacteria and fungi could not persist without a food source. The article does not explain this. These bacteria and fungi could not persist without a food source. The article does not explain this.

]]> By: Melba Holland http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/12/29/prehistoric-rock-art-owes-its-colors-to-thriving-microbial-colonies/#comment-24481 Melba Holland Thu, 30 Dec 2010 05:31:08 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=24296#comment-24481 I have searched and searched for an identification of a picture that I was perusing in a Discovery Magazine in an orthopedist's office, It was in the May, 2010 issue, and was labeled "What's this?" - I have tried to find the answer but to no avail. I am still curious as to what the picture represented - I am a retired Life/Earth Science with a bilingual certification, also. Subscription to the magazine is in my future plans; but while I am going to subscribe, I would like to know what that picture represents. I have searched and searched for an identification of a picture that I was perusing in a Discovery Magazine in an orthopedist’s office, It was in the May, 2010 issue, and was labeled “What’s this?” – I have tried to find the answer but to no avail. I am still curious as to what the picture represented – I am a retired Life/Earth Science with a bilingual certification, also. Subscription to the magazine is in my future plans; but while I am going to subscribe, I would like to know what that picture represents.

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