• Question: Could bacteria survive the big bang?

    Asked by ez3t1524 to Faye, Martin, Mus, Pete on 26 Apr 2012.
    • Photo: Pete Etchells

      Pete Etchells answered on 26 Apr 2012:

      Hi ez3t1524! That’s a really cool question. I don’t think anything could survive the big bang – it would basically be the entire universe coming to a stop, and even though bacteria are quite tough, I don’t think they would be strong enough to survive that!

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