Half the DNA on the NYC Subway Matches No Known Organism

[Bob Schroeck]

Massive project to sequence the DNA of bacteria and other microorganisms found on the New York Subway discovers that half the stuff they've analyzed was previously unknown to science.  Gizmodo article here.  Project report here.  The Gizmodo article has interesting side links, such as one to an interactive map showing what strains are where.

Oh, and this great quote:

Initial database searches with subway DNA, for instance, turned up false matches to the Tasmanian devil, the Himalayan yak and the Mediterranean fruit fly—all creatures highly unlikely to be found in a New York transit system.

Given my thirty-five years of experience with Manhattan, I wouldn't be so sure.  

-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

[DHBirr]

... half the stuff they've analyzed was previously unknown to science.

I'm reminded of a line from Ford Prefect's initial, pre-editing article on Earth, when he advised that anywhere in New York City was the best place for aliens to land:  "No one will care or indeed even notice."  All this bizarre DNA suggests the aliens have been following his suggestion.
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Big Brother is watching you.  And damn, you are so bloody BORING.

[ordnance11]

Is that why MIB Central is n New York? It makes sense then.
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Charge ahead! No! Never turn
Yes, it's into the fire we fly
And the devil will burn!
- Scarlett Pimpernell

[Rod.H]

Hmm, Tasmanian devil DNA trace..... someone has one as a exotic pet or there's a petting zoo (or similar) with one in its' collection. Himalayan yak; clothes or rugs made from one.

[Logan Darklighter]

[url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000169/?ref_=tt_trv_qu][/url]
"All right, kid, here's the deal. At any given time there are approximately 1500 aliens on the planet, most of them right here in Manhattan. And most of them are decent enough, they're just trying to make a living."
"Cab drivers?"
"Not as many as you'd think."