Friday, December 3, 2010
Poison?
Sitter. Recent discovery. What is special about these microbes?
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NASA Researchers in Mono Lake, California, have discovered a microorganism (pictured) that uses arsenic instead of phosphorous to thrive and reproduce. This shatters a lot of our current beliefs about what environments can support life.