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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 1573 Views
that is TOTALLY inappropriate LadyLorraine - 02/12/2010 04:58:47 PM 794 Views
Of course there is... Jacob - 02/12/2010 05:02:30 PM 779 Views
I saw, I'm just not in the proper habit yet LadyLorraine - 02/12/2010 05:35:33 PM 899 Views
Crazy awesome. nossy - 02/12/2010 05:07:49 PM 877 Views
Re: Crazy awesome. TaskmasterJack - 02/12/2010 10:32:56 PM 689 Views
It's confusing, that's for sure. nossy - 03/12/2010 02:01:11 AM 695 Views
lol, or maybe not nossy - 09/12/2010 07:49:19 PM 1075 Views
So the movie Evolution was real! Stephen - 02/12/2010 05:24:16 PM 786 Views
Nice reference, but not quite. TaskmasterJack - 02/12/2010 10:32:04 PM 736 Views
Thanks for clearing that up Stephen - 02/12/2010 11:23:36 PM 851 Views
Wow. *NM* Gher - 02/12/2010 05:32:08 PM 450 Views
I love how it was found in a massively polluted lake beetnemesis - 02/12/2010 05:35:22 PM 730 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 839 Views
The answer to your question is: Pretty damn cool. *NM* Nate - 02/12/2010 05:33:54 PM 428 Views
Goddamnit I am SO PISSED that I have a meeting at 2!!! Darth_Katie - 02/12/2010 05:50:21 PM 705 Views
I won't pretend I know enough about biology to understand the impact of this ironclad - 02/12/2010 06:26:24 PM 855 Views
It's like finding a type of rock that eats laughter beetnemesis - 02/12/2010 06:51:15 PM 698 Views
... without coming down and dealing with the nasty stomach cramps. Joel - 02/12/2010 09:49:06 PM 911 Views
I think I had an ex once that was made of arsenic. *NM* Craig - 02/12/2010 07:10:57 PM 412 Views
Maris? *NM* ironclad - 02/12/2010 07:33:14 PM 448 Views
Well you are made of poison, so that makes sense. *NM* snoopcester - 02/12/2010 07:39:09 PM 407 Views
Curse you, poetic justice! Curse you! Craig - 04/12/2010 03:38:37 AM 876 Views
So, is it an alien? Lordling - 02/12/2010 07:19:49 PM 849 Views
I don't see why it couldn't be natural LadyLorraine - 02/12/2010 07:22:49 PM 752 Views
They haven't mentioned anything saying it's not from Earth, I think beetnemesis - 02/12/2010 08:03:44 PM 852 Views
It was funded by NASA, I think Darth_Katie - 02/12/2010 08:15:15 PM 885 Views
lols. *NM* LadyLorraine - 02/12/2010 08:17:40 PM 415 Views
The bacteria in question is part of a known lineage Darth_Katie - 02/12/2010 08:07:34 PM 1066 Views
see my note below LadyLorraine - 02/12/2010 08:13:35 PM 846 Views
Maybe Darth_Katie - 02/12/2010 08:23:16 PM 778 Views
it could be there are some in the lake naturally LadyLorraine - 02/12/2010 09:00:42 PM 717 Views
Huh! I must have missed that part. *NM* Darth_Katie - 02/12/2010 09:05:15 PM 402 Views
No it isn't! snoopcester - 02/12/2010 07:39:34 PM 840 Views
I really didn't understand that, either. jh - 04/12/2010 10:44:51 AM 870 Views
So, apparently, this bacteria doesn't use arsneic for its DNA in its natural state? LadyLorraine - 02/12/2010 08:06:02 PM 736 Views
While awesome, it's a bit of a problem. Ghavrel - 02/12/2010 09:04:22 PM 752 Views
Re: While awesome, it's a bit of a problem. TaskmasterJack - 02/12/2010 10:34:34 PM 686 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 436 Views
It's interesting, but not completely shocking BlackAdder - 02/12/2010 08:08:46 PM 923 Views
Less cool a revelation than I was hoping, but certainly not a complete disappointment. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 02/12/2010 10:35:33 PM 397 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 883 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 385 Views
yah. it's one thing to theorize, another thing to find something to hold true. LadyLorraine - 02/12/2010 11:10:23 PM 762 Views
It's much more than an educated guess. Dreaded Anomaly - 02/12/2010 11:59:18 PM 932 Views
You can't "know" from this distance. Tashmere - 03/12/2010 03:13:05 AM 688 Views
Why not? Isaac - 03/12/2010 04:42:15 AM 907 Views
obviously you have not learned to look at the back label on the car *NM* LadyLorraine - 04/12/2010 07:04:42 PM 393 Views
Yes, we can. Dreaded Anomaly - 04/12/2010 06:04:48 PM 1076 Views
The problem probably is with me. Tashmere - 04/12/2010 08:00:56 PM 741 Views
No, they aren't. Dreaded Anomaly - 04/12/2010 10:01:25 PM 759 Views
Depends on how you view evidence, no? Nate - 05/12/2010 04:50:11 AM 995 Views
There are correct and incorrect ways to view evidence. Dreaded Anomaly - 05/12/2010 05:42:41 AM 690 Views
Are you baiting me to bait you? Tashmere - 05/12/2010 06:41:49 AM 923 Views
I'm just carrying on a conversation. Dreaded Anomaly - 05/12/2010 07:26:39 AM 918 Views
Re: I'm just carrying on a conversation. Tashmere - 05/12/2010 07:08:04 PM 699 Views
Re: I'm just carrying on a conversation. Dreaded Anomaly - 05/12/2010 07:56:43 PM 899 Views
Re: I'm just carrying on a conversation. Tashmere - 06/12/2010 03:15:37 AM 844 Views
Re: I'm just carrying on a conversation. Dreaded Anomaly - 06/12/2010 09:18:51 PM 794 Views
Okay. Tashmere - 06/12/2010 11:22:44 PM 933 Views
I made my students watch the NASA channel for over two hours today Larry - 02/12/2010 11:11:40 PM 643 Views
I watched that and was very intrigued Fox and Ravens - 03/12/2010 01:31:29 AM 615 Views
It's neat, but I object to the circus act Isaac - 03/12/2010 02:52:46 AM 861 Views
yah, and it's kind of shooting themselves in the foot anyways LadyLorraine - 03/12/2010 09:10:21 AM 740 Views
xkcd ironclad - 03/12/2010 10:35:24 AM 897 Views
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