From Vincent Piat-Kelly
I was fascinated to read about the discovery of living organisms deep inside
the Earth’s crust
(“The intraterrestials”, 7 March, p 28).
The possibility of finding such organisms on other planets is intriguing. But
it also struck me that if there are organisms living in such apparently
inhospitable environments as igneous rock, then there may well be organisms that
live in radioactive rocks and thrive on this energy source.
If so, then maybe they could feed upon our stockpiles of radioactive waste
and do us all a favour.
Pointe au Cannonier, Mauritius
