The population of a bacteria colony doubles every day. If it was started 8 days ago with 2 bacteria and each bacteria lives for 12 days, how large is the colony today?  Choose the correct choice from the following answers:	A) 512	B) 768	C) 1024	D) 2048	E) 4096

Rationale: "8 days ago - 2 7 days ago - 4 6 days ago - 8 5 days ago - 16 4 days ago - 32 3 days ago - 64 2 days ago - 128 yesterday - 256 today - 512 ans : a"
Answer: A