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The Obelisk– Lifeforms hiding in humans

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July - August 2024

Scientists have just discovered new "lifeforms" inside our bodies. Tiny bits of RNA, smaller than a virus, colonize bacteria inside our mouths and guts and have the power to transfer information that can be read by a cell.

- By Tim Newcomb

The Obelisk– Lifeforms hiding in humans

We're not sure if it's exciting or not that scientists have just discovered new "lifeforms" inside our bodies. Tiny bits of RNA, smaller than a virus, colonize bacteria inside our mouths and guts and have the power to transfer information that can be read by a cell.

Dubbed "wildly weird" by the team of Stanford University scientists who discovered them, these microbes now have a name: obelisks. And we...don't really know their end goal.

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