Friday, December 3, 2010

Microbe that can use arsenic as nutrient found

Science may have found new forms of life on Earth and beyond. Strange bacteria that can use arsenic as one of its nutrients widens the scope. Scientists are studying this new bacteria and it shows that it has life beyond. One scientists stated, "This organism has dual capability. It can grow with either phosphorous or arsenic. That makes it very peculiar, though it falls short of being some form of truly 'alien' life," commented Paul C. W. Davies of Arizona State University, a co-author of the report appearing in Thursday's online edition of the journal Science. This makes me wonder what could possibly be out there. It is such a mystery how science finds something new each day

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