Ah, a microbiologist rips the NASA research:
http://rrresearch.blogspot.com/2010/12/arsenic-associated-bacteria-nasas.html finding lots of places where they didn't do (or didn't report the results of) additional experimental work she would have sent any graduate student back to the lab to do. <http://rrresearch.blogspot.com/2010/12/arsenic-associated-bacteria-nasas.html>Via Maggie Koerth-Baker at Boing Boing: http://www.boingboing.net/2010/12/06/microbiologist-turns.html <http://www.boingboing.net/2010/12/06/microbiologist-turns.html>-- rec -- On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 12:25 PM, glen e. p. ropella <g...@tempusdictum.com>wrote: > > I presume most of you've seen this already, but just in case: > > > http://www.nasa.gov/topics/universe/features/astrobiology_toxic_chemical.html > > "Researchers conducting tests in the harsh environment of Mono Lake in > California have discovered the first known microorganism on Earth able > to thrive and reproduce using the toxic chemical arsenic. The > microorganism substitutes arsenic for phosphorus in its cell components." > > -- > glen e. p. ropella, 971-222-9095, http://tempusdictum.com > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org >
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