Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Scientists Discover New Lifeform with Arsenic in it's DNA?

Because previously we thought that life had to use phosphorous instead. The ability of this organism to utilize arsenic means that life could well have developed in far wider cirstances than first thought, it could lead to engineered organisms that could be used to clear heavy metals in polluted environments etc etc etc. The possibilities are endless.

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