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Hey Ninkobei, if you ran into some of the people I run into on a daily basis here in good old Paris, Tx you might believe that some prokaryotic bacteria are already intellectually superior to many humans. If not intellectually superior they are definitely smarter.

As I believe Doc said earlier, we have found bacteria in EVERY imaginable and extreme ecosystem. Bacteria can live completely inert with a special protein coating that can protect them for thousands of years. Bacteria and Archaebacteria have been found in hot water heaters, hydrothermal vents (feeding on sulphur), ice, deep underground, and of course some mutated bacteria can even survive in pure chlorine (one of the most highly toxic chemicals there is).