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So, is it an alien? Lordling Send a noteboard - 02/12/2010 07:19:49 PM
Looking at the periodic table, phosphorus and arsenic don't seem that different since they have the same amount of electrons on their outermost shell. So the only difference in this bacteria is that P becomes As in the nucleotide (made of arsenic..)? How is that possible? Is the bacteria something that has been around for ages, or something that just developed, or something alien?
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More Important Than Soccer: Completely new type of DNA discovered beetnemesis - 02/12/2010 04:48:51 PM 1676 Views
that is TOTALLY inappropriate LadyLorraine - 02/12/2010 04:58:47 PM 882 Views
Of course there is... Jacob - 02/12/2010 05:02:30 PM 890 Views
I saw, I'm just not in the proper habit yet LadyLorraine - 02/12/2010 05:35:33 PM 997 Views
Crazy awesome. nossy - 02/12/2010 05:07:49 PM 948 Views
Re: Crazy awesome. TaskmasterJack - 02/12/2010 10:32:56 PM 797 Views
It's confusing, that's for sure. nossy - 03/12/2010 02:01:11 AM 793 Views
lol, or maybe not nossy - 09/12/2010 07:49:19 PM 1161 Views
So the movie Evolution was real! Stephen - 02/12/2010 05:24:16 PM 882 Views
Nice reference, but not quite. TaskmasterJack - 02/12/2010 10:32:04 PM 827 Views
Thanks for clearing that up Stephen - 02/12/2010 11:23:36 PM 935 Views
Wow. *NM* Gher - 02/12/2010 05:32:08 PM 498 Views
I love how it was found in a massively polluted lake beetnemesis - 02/12/2010 05:35:22 PM 821 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 978 Views
The answer to your question is: Pretty damn cool. *NM* Nate - 02/12/2010 05:33:54 PM 482 Views
Goddamnit I am SO PISSED that I have a meeting at 2!!! Darth_Katie - 02/12/2010 05:50:21 PM 781 Views
I won't pretend I know enough about biology to understand the impact of this ironclad - 02/12/2010 06:26:24 PM 939 Views
It's like finding a type of rock that eats laughter beetnemesis - 02/12/2010 06:51:15 PM 789 Views
... without coming down and dealing with the nasty stomach cramps. Joel - 02/12/2010 09:49:06 PM 985 Views
I think I had an ex once that was made of arsenic. *NM* Craig - 02/12/2010 07:10:57 PM 450 Views
Maris? *NM* ironclad - 02/12/2010 07:33:14 PM 492 Views
Well you are made of poison, so that makes sense. *NM* snoopcester - 02/12/2010 07:39:09 PM 452 Views
Curse you, poetic justice! Curse you! Craig - 04/12/2010 03:38:37 AM 975 Views
So, is it an alien? Lordling - 02/12/2010 07:19:49 PM 933 Views
I don't see why it couldn't be natural LadyLorraine - 02/12/2010 07:22:49 PM 836 Views
They haven't mentioned anything saying it's not from Earth, I think beetnemesis - 02/12/2010 08:03:44 PM 950 Views
It was funded by NASA, I think Darth_Katie - 02/12/2010 08:15:15 PM 972 Views
lols. *NM* LadyLorraine - 02/12/2010 08:17:40 PM 466 Views
The bacteria in question is part of a known lineage Darth_Katie - 02/12/2010 08:07:34 PM 1165 Views
see my note below LadyLorraine - 02/12/2010 08:13:35 PM 944 Views
Maybe Darth_Katie - 02/12/2010 08:23:16 PM 870 Views
it could be there are some in the lake naturally LadyLorraine - 02/12/2010 09:00:42 PM 789 Views
Huh! I must have missed that part. *NM* Darth_Katie - 02/12/2010 09:05:15 PM 452 Views
No it isn't! snoopcester - 02/12/2010 07:39:34 PM 947 Views
I really didn't understand that, either. jh - 04/12/2010 10:44:51 AM 961 Views
So, apparently, this bacteria doesn't use arsneic for its DNA in its natural state? LadyLorraine - 02/12/2010 08:06:02 PM 839 Views
While awesome, it's a bit of a problem. Ghavrel - 02/12/2010 09:04:22 PM 839 Views
Re: While awesome, it's a bit of a problem. TaskmasterJack - 02/12/2010 10:34:34 PM 775 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 485 Views
It's interesting, but not completely shocking BlackAdder - 02/12/2010 08:08:46 PM 1017 Views
Less cool a revelation than I was hoping, but certainly not a complete disappointment. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 02/12/2010 10:35:33 PM 439 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 987 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 443 Views
yah. it's one thing to theorize, another thing to find something to hold true. LadyLorraine - 02/12/2010 11:10:23 PM 859 Views
It's much more than an educated guess. Dreaded Anomaly - 02/12/2010 11:59:18 PM 1020 Views
You can't "know" from this distance. Tashmere - 03/12/2010 03:13:05 AM 761 Views
Why not? Isaac - 03/12/2010 04:42:15 AM 1024 Views
obviously you have not learned to look at the back label on the car *NM* LadyLorraine - 04/12/2010 07:04:42 PM 423 Views
Yes, we can. Dreaded Anomaly - 04/12/2010 06:04:48 PM 1188 Views
The problem probably is with me. Tashmere - 04/12/2010 08:00:56 PM 835 Views
No, they aren't. Dreaded Anomaly - 04/12/2010 10:01:25 PM 849 Views
Depends on how you view evidence, no? Nate - 05/12/2010 04:50:11 AM 1088 Views
There are correct and incorrect ways to view evidence. Dreaded Anomaly - 05/12/2010 05:42:41 AM 791 Views
Are you baiting me to bait you? Tashmere - 05/12/2010 06:41:49 AM 1022 Views
I'm just carrying on a conversation. Dreaded Anomaly - 05/12/2010 07:26:39 AM 1026 Views
Re: I'm just carrying on a conversation. Tashmere - 05/12/2010 07:08:04 PM 810 Views
Re: I'm just carrying on a conversation. Dreaded Anomaly - 05/12/2010 07:56:43 PM 1001 Views
Re: I'm just carrying on a conversation. Tashmere - 06/12/2010 03:15:37 AM 960 Views
Re: I'm just carrying on a conversation. Dreaded Anomaly - 06/12/2010 09:18:51 PM 872 Views
Okay. Tashmere - 06/12/2010 11:22:44 PM 1039 Views
I made my students watch the NASA channel for over two hours today Larry - 02/12/2010 11:11:40 PM 761 Views
I watched that and was very intrigued Fox and Ravens - 03/12/2010 01:31:29 AM 711 Views
It's neat, but I object to the circus act Isaac - 03/12/2010 02:52:46 AM 968 Views
yah, and it's kind of shooting themselves in the foot anyways LadyLorraine - 03/12/2010 09:10:21 AM 837 Views
xkcd ironclad - 03/12/2010 10:35:24 AM 999 Views
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