Farmageddon on 02 December 2010
| Kantor said: Microbes that consume arsenic instead of phosphorous? Fuck you, NASA. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11886943 EDIT: Or am I missing something, and we just happen to be getting two pieces of astrobiological news in one day? |
Arsenic incorporating microbes mean life is indeed more flexible than the "classical" view. It's a god sign if you want to find more life, but I suppose it could make narowing things down harder.
