Sounds like an extremely toxic research environment. Poisonous reviews... On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 10:39 PM, Roger Critchlow <r...@elf.org> wrote:
> 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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