But I did a bit of googling and found that the criticism is actually that arsenic compounds break down in water.
Apparently they didn't wash the DNA before they analysed it, either. Major fail.
Apparently they didn't wash the DNA before they analysed it, either. Major fail.
Yeah, major fail is right. That's a big oops.
Go Hokies!
CS/CpE. Yay engineering!
CS/CpE. Yay engineering!
This message last edited by Fox and Ravens on 09/12/2010 at 04:04:39 PM
NASA flubbed up!
- 09/12/2010 05:52:24 AM
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Yeah, I don't really understand
- 09/12/2010 07:16:01 AM
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That's their natural environment, yeah; too bad NASAs weren't grown there.
- 10/12/2010 05:42:59 PM
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There's no "simply" about DNA made with arsenic instead of phosphorous. *NM*
- 10/12/2010 11:49:16 PM
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Arsenic is an element. It can't break down in water.
- 09/12/2010 09:22:22 AM
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Yeah....it washes off
- 09/12/2010 04:03:40 PM
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