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While awesome, it's a bit of a problem. Ghavrel Send a noteboard - 02/12/2010 09:04:22 PM
Some of the comments referring to DISCOVER magazine say that the bacteria is naturally arsenic-breathing, and they grew it in arsenic solution until it began to use arsenic for its DNA.

Of course, I think that's MORE awesome, if anything. Don't know why people are using this detail to nay-say.

It's awesome if you're looking for adaptable life. It's an issue if you want to find life that arose independently of phosphorus.
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More Important Than Soccer: Completely new type of DNA discovered beetnemesis - 02/12/2010 04:48:51 PM 1472 Views
that is TOTALLY inappropriate LadyLorraine - 02/12/2010 04:58:47 PM 685 Views
Of course there is... Jacob - 02/12/2010 05:02:30 PM 676 Views
I saw, I'm just not in the proper habit yet LadyLorraine - 02/12/2010 05:35:33 PM 796 Views
Crazy awesome. nossy - 02/12/2010 05:07:49 PM 769 Views
Re: Crazy awesome. TaskmasterJack - 02/12/2010 10:32:56 PM 596 Views
It's confusing, that's for sure. nossy - 03/12/2010 02:01:11 AM 595 Views
lol, or maybe not nossy - 09/12/2010 07:49:19 PM 973 Views
So the movie Evolution was real! Stephen - 02/12/2010 05:24:16 PM 676 Views
Nice reference, but not quite. TaskmasterJack - 02/12/2010 10:32:04 PM 639 Views
Thanks for clearing that up Stephen - 02/12/2010 11:23:36 PM 748 Views
Wow. *NM* Gher - 02/12/2010 05:32:08 PM 414 Views
I love how it was found in a massively polluted lake beetnemesis - 02/12/2010 05:35:22 PM 632 Views
Dang. I thought it was naturally occurring. Missed the part where it was grown in a lab. Gher - 03/12/2010 02:16:16 AM 733 Views
The answer to your question is: Pretty damn cool. *NM* Nate - 02/12/2010 05:33:54 PM 405 Views
Goddamnit I am SO PISSED that I have a meeting at 2!!! Darth_Katie - 02/12/2010 05:50:21 PM 612 Views
I won't pretend I know enough about biology to understand the impact of this ironclad - 02/12/2010 06:26:24 PM 752 Views
It's like finding a type of rock that eats laughter beetnemesis - 02/12/2010 06:51:15 PM 602 Views
... without coming down and dealing with the nasty stomach cramps. Joel - 02/12/2010 09:49:06 PM 812 Views
I think I had an ex once that was made of arsenic. *NM* Craig - 02/12/2010 07:10:57 PM 371 Views
Maris? *NM* ironclad - 02/12/2010 07:33:14 PM 407 Views
Well you are made of poison, so that makes sense. *NM* snoopcester - 02/12/2010 07:39:09 PM 369 Views
Curse you, poetic justice! Curse you! Craig - 04/12/2010 03:38:37 AM 772 Views
So, is it an alien? Lordling - 02/12/2010 07:19:49 PM 742 Views
I don't see why it couldn't be natural LadyLorraine - 02/12/2010 07:22:49 PM 648 Views
They haven't mentioned anything saying it's not from Earth, I think beetnemesis - 02/12/2010 08:03:44 PM 748 Views
It was funded by NASA, I think Darth_Katie - 02/12/2010 08:15:15 PM 786 Views
lols. *NM* LadyLorraine - 02/12/2010 08:17:40 PM 379 Views
The bacteria in question is part of a known lineage Darth_Katie - 02/12/2010 08:07:34 PM 960 Views
see my note below LadyLorraine - 02/12/2010 08:13:35 PM 752 Views
Maybe Darth_Katie - 02/12/2010 08:23:16 PM 677 Views
it could be there are some in the lake naturally LadyLorraine - 02/12/2010 09:00:42 PM 647 Views
Huh! I must have missed that part. *NM* Darth_Katie - 02/12/2010 09:05:15 PM 358 Views
No it isn't! snoopcester - 02/12/2010 07:39:34 PM 733 Views
I really didn't understand that, either. jh - 04/12/2010 10:44:51 AM 769 Views
So, apparently, this bacteria doesn't use arsneic for its DNA in its natural state? LadyLorraine - 02/12/2010 08:06:02 PM 633 Views
While awesome, it's a bit of a problem. Ghavrel - 02/12/2010 09:04:22 PM 651 Views
Re: While awesome, it's a bit of a problem. TaskmasterJack - 02/12/2010 10:34:34 PM 596 Views
True, but I'm not "looking for" anything in particular, so I just like it *NM* LadyLorraine - 02/12/2010 11:09:21 PM 406 Views
It's interesting, but not completely shocking BlackAdder - 02/12/2010 08:08:46 PM 820 Views
Less cool a revelation than I was hoping, but certainly not a complete disappointment. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 02/12/2010 10:35:33 PM 362 Views
I don't understand why this is such a big deal. It always seemed common sense to me that there are Tashmere - 02/12/2010 10:40:22 PM 787 Views
I think it just makes them happy that they can widen the parameters for life-sustaining planets. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 02/12/2010 11:00:31 PM 347 Views
yah. it's one thing to theorize, another thing to find something to hold true. LadyLorraine - 02/12/2010 11:10:23 PM 666 Views
It's much more than an educated guess. Dreaded Anomaly - 02/12/2010 11:59:18 PM 821 Views
You can't "know" from this distance. Tashmere - 03/12/2010 03:13:05 AM 619 Views
Why not? Isaac - 03/12/2010 04:42:15 AM 811 Views
obviously you have not learned to look at the back label on the car *NM* LadyLorraine - 04/12/2010 07:04:42 PM 354 Views
Yes, we can. Dreaded Anomaly - 04/12/2010 06:04:48 PM 981 Views
The problem probably is with me. Tashmere - 04/12/2010 08:00:56 PM 641 Views
No, they aren't. Dreaded Anomaly - 04/12/2010 10:01:25 PM 659 Views
Depends on how you view evidence, no? Nate - 05/12/2010 04:50:11 AM 883 Views
There are correct and incorrect ways to view evidence. Dreaded Anomaly - 05/12/2010 05:42:41 AM 603 Views
Are you baiting me to bait you? Tashmere - 05/12/2010 06:41:49 AM 813 Views
I'm just carrying on a conversation. Dreaded Anomaly - 05/12/2010 07:26:39 AM 815 Views
Re: I'm just carrying on a conversation. Tashmere - 05/12/2010 07:08:04 PM 598 Views
Re: I'm just carrying on a conversation. Dreaded Anomaly - 05/12/2010 07:56:43 PM 805 Views
Re: I'm just carrying on a conversation. Tashmere - 06/12/2010 03:15:37 AM 743 Views
Re: I'm just carrying on a conversation. Dreaded Anomaly - 06/12/2010 09:18:51 PM 701 Views
Okay. Tashmere - 06/12/2010 11:22:44 PM 841 Views
I made my students watch the NASA channel for over two hours today Larry - 02/12/2010 11:11:40 PM 547 Views
I watched that and was very intrigued Fox and Ravens - 03/12/2010 01:31:29 AM 530 Views
It's neat, but I object to the circus act Isaac - 03/12/2010 02:52:46 AM 772 Views
yah, and it's kind of shooting themselves in the foot anyways LadyLorraine - 03/12/2010 09:10:21 AM 639 Views
xkcd ironclad - 03/12/2010 10:35:24 AM 799 Views
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