January 28, 2005

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Furnace creates instant fossils (Geoff Brumfiel, 1/28/05, Nature)

A group of US researchers have petrified wood in record time, compressing a process that normally takes eons into a matter of days.

Posted by Orrin Judd at January 28, 2005 5:20 PM
Comments

Pretty nifty!

Speaking of which -- any updates on that theory that the Earth generates petroleum? That would go with insta-fossils like peanut butter with chocolate.

Posted by: Guy T. at January 28, 2005 8:26 PM

Does this relate to the previous item. Could the put in Harold Ickes and Howard Dean and get out a New Dealer?

Posted by: Robert Schwartz at January 28, 2005 11:22 PM
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