Re: Secrets of the deep may hold key to life on other planets (Forwarded)

> The creatures live around hydrothermal vents ...
> "They're among the fastest growing animals on the planet -- a full
> community can grow in just three years," said earth and environment
> lecturer Dr Crispin Little.

Three years from what starting point?? Barren land waiting for
planktonic larvae to chance upon them? Already seeded with one of each
species, waiting only for local growth to build up the quantities and
the ecological web?
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