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https://www.science.org/content/article/life-europa-s-ocean-could-feed-rocks-radioactive-decay

https://agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/1933809

A group of researchers are proposing that life could feed off the energy
of radioactive decay. When isotopes decay they produce ionizing
radiation that makes high energy ions in solution. These researchers
are proposing that life could use this chemical energy to sustain a reproduction cycle.

They came up with this idea because the chemotrophes that we know
extract energy from salts, but on the moon Europa it is believed that if liquid water exists it probably exists in pockets surrounded by ice, so
there would not be a constant influx of salts from water-rock
interactions. Instead, they propose that radioisotopes would create
high energy ions when they decay and this energy source would be enough
to sustain life.

Ron Okimoto

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On 26/12/2025 15:48, RonO wrote:

https://www.science.org/content/article/life-europa-s-ocean-could-feed- rocks-radioactive-decay

https://agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/1933809

A group of researchers are proposing that life could feed off the energy
of radioactive decay.-a When isotopes decay they produce ionizing
radiation that makes high energy ions in solution.-a These researchers
are proposing that life could use this chemical energy to sustain a reproduction cycle.

They came up with this idea because the chemotrophes that we know
extract energy from salts, but on the moon Europa it is believed that if liquid water exists it probably exists in pockets surrounded by ice, so there would not be a constant influx of salts from water-rock interactions.-a Instead, they propose that radioisotopes would create
high energy ions when they decay and this energy source would be enough
to sustain life.

Ron Okimoto

See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiotrophic_fungus
--
alias Ernest Major

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On 12/26/2025 10:48 AM, RonO wrote:

https://www.science.org/content/article/life-europa-s-ocean-could-feed- rocks-radioactive-decay

https://agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/1933809

A group of researchers are proposing that life could feed off the energy
of radioactive decay.-a When isotopes decay they produce ionizing
radiation that makes high energy ions in solution.-a These researchers
are proposing that life could use this chemical energy to sustain a reproduction cycle.

They came up with this idea because the chemotrophes that we know
extract energy from salts, but on the moon Europa it is believed that if liquid water exists it probably exists in pockets surrounded by ice, so there would not be a constant influx of salts from water-rock interactions.-a Instead, they propose that radioisotopes would create
high energy ions when they decay and this energy source would be enough
to sustain life.

Ron Okimoto

Nuclear ?

Nu Clear ?

New Clear ?

Something New to do more Clearing ?
--
Mystery? -> https://www.dalekelly.org/

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On Dec 27, 2025, Dale wrote
(in article <10iotr6$3i4nk$1@dont-email.me>):

On 12/26/2025 10:48 AM, RonO wrote:

https://www.science.org/content/article/life-europa-s-ocean-could-feed- rocks-radioactive-decay

https://agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/1933809

A group of researchers are proposing that life could feed off the energy
of radioactive decay. When isotopes decay they produce ionizing
radiation that makes high energy ions in solution. These researchers
are proposing that life could use this chemical energy to sustain a reproduction cycle.

They came up with this idea because the chemotrophes that we know
extract energy from salts, but on the moon Europa it is believed that if liquid water exists it probably exists in pockets surrounded by ice, so there would not be a constant influx of salts from water-rock
interactions. Instead, they propose that radioisotopes would create
high energy ions when they decay and this energy source would be enough
to sustain life.

Ron Okimoto

Nuclear ?

Nu Clear ?

New Clear ?

Something New to do more Clearing ?

Damn, Dale, but thatrCOs lame even for you.

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