Dr. Lewis found that this strange red product, which is similar to cells with a length of about 10 micron, has no DNA, and they can reproduce at a temperature of 3 15℃, although the temperature limit of life in water is known to be 120℃. Researchers believe that these red particles may be extraterrestrial microorganisms that can adapt to the weightlessness of open space. They fall to the earth with small meteorites or comet fragments, split in the earth's atmosphere, and then mix with rain clouds.
Before putting forward various hypotheses about the origin of "red rain", some scientists thought that the "initiator" of the whole incident was tiny algae, while others thought that red particles were fungal spores. It is also assumed that meteorite fragments fall into flying bats, and the composition of "red rain" is bat blood.
Dr. Lewis and his colleagues refuted these assumptions, because both fungal spores and algae should have DNA, and blood cells will die quickly when exposed to air or water, so blood cells cannot reproduce independently. Dr Lewis pointed out that they had successfully seen the outline of the red product, and there was a small cell in the big cell.
A team of Indian scientists will test whether there is a special carbon isotope in red blood cells. If the test results definitely exist, then the test results will be important evidence of the hypothesis put forward by Dr. Lewis.
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There is a mysterious small glass bottle on the shelf of the Microbiology Laboratory of the University of Sheffield, England, which contains a strange scarlet liquid: the liquid is not clear and transparent, but chaotic. At first glance, it is just a red liquid, but in fact it is the residue of a strange phenomenon in the history of modern meteorology. Some scientists have found that liquid has a very similar structure to microorganisms, and it has various characteristics at the beginning of life! Some scientists believe that this should be a life specimen from outside the earth, and it is also the first "alien object" that shows signs of life collected so far.
On July 25th, 20001year, it suddenly rained "red rain" in Kerala, western India, and blood-red liquid rained intermittently for two months. In some areas, red rain poured down, and the coast and rivers were dyed bright red. Local residents washed their clothes with tap water, and their clothes turned pink. Autumn has come, leaves have fallen, scarlet leaves have fallen and fallen, and the ground is blood red.
Scientists were shocked and the Indian government ordered an investigation. Why does it rain "red rain" and where does the red color come from? This strange phenomenon immediately attracted researchers from all over the world to find out.
One of the sayings: Strong winds bring red soil to Arabia, which makes rain turn red.
Some investigators think that "red rain" is not worth making a fuss about. Before the rain, strong winds brought red soil to the Arab region. With the rain, the red soil mixed with rain falls, which makes the rain turn red and the whole rain area is dyed bright red.
However, this statement was immediately opposed by many people. The reason is that it has been raining for too long. Imagine that it rained intermittently for two months in a certain area, which is understandable. However, it seems difficult to establish that strong winds have been blowing for two months in a row, bringing red soil to the Arab region.
The second statement: the composition of the red sediment is similar to that of microorganisms, and it is suspected to be alien bacteria.
Godfrey Lewis, an applied physicist at Mahatma Gandhi University in India and a physicist at Poole University, doesn't think it is red with Arabian red soil. In order to find out what this is, he specially collected some precipitation in Kerala and brought it back to the laboratory for comprehensive analysis. After five years of research, he was surprised to find that the red sediments were not dirt or dust at all, but alien bacteria. Louis boldly suggested that it was an alien creature from a comet, and that the rain that year might be "an alien creature landed on the earth."
If you look closely through a microscope, you will be surprised to find that "Red Rain" particles have different shapes and sizes, such as spheres, ellipses and rectangles, with a size of 4~ 10 micron, which is 1000 times the shape visible under a microscope. It has cell membrane and thickness, but no nucleus, and is a substance similar to bacteria. Louis said: "Through microscope observation, you can find that it is by no means soil, but has obvious biological characteristics."
According to the composition analysis, the sediment in the bottle contains 50% carbon and 45% oxygen, and also contains some components such as sodium and iron, which are very similar to those of microorganisms. It seems that they landed on the earth from a star outside the earth.
Statement 3: It is a comet or a meteor shower, which has the characteristics of early alien life.
Louis also found that just a few hours before the "red rain" on July 25th, 20001year, a very strong sonic boom suddenly occurred in the local area, and the houses of Kerala residents shook greatly. According to the situation at that time, unless the meteorite broke into the atmosphere, there would be no such violent reaction. Therefore, scientists who support Lewis theory infer that when a comet passed the earth that day, some fragments fell off and fell to the ground through the atmosphere. In this process, the debris burns red due to friction, splits into more fragments, and falls to the ground with the rainfall. Because that comet is rich in organic chemicals, and life on earth is constantly evolved by microorganisms, the sediments in the rain also have the characteristics of early life.
According to other scientists, there are complex organic molecules on comets and interstellar dust clouds, which provides strong evidence that life originated from the universe rather than the earth. Microbiologists also found that bacteria can live in hard spaces.
Louis's inference has won international support, but the final conclusion needs further confirmation.
Of course, Lewis's inference has also been questioned by many scientists and physicists, and most researchers feel that this statement is untenable. One scientist even posted on Louis' personal website, publicly accusing his inference as "nonsense". After being criticized, Louis insisted on his theory and said, "No matter who hears this conclusion, it will be considered nonsense. It is said that alien creatures are the chief culprit in creating red rain, and people will not care until they admit this statement. "
However, Louis is gaining international support. More scientists believe that Louis's discovery may be incorrect, but at least he broke through the conventional thinking and got some insight. Milton Wainewright, a microbiologist at the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom, was invited by Professor Shanrui Wikemeisho of Cardiff University, an authority on alien embryology, to focus on analyzing the "red rain" samples in Kerala. Wainewright said: "It is too early to say what' red rain' is, but I am sure that the sediment in the bottle is definitely not soil, which is fundamentally different. However, it has no DNA and doesn't look like a creature. Of course, maybe alien creatures have no DNA at all. "