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Found new bacteria that uses syenite instead of phosphorous.
« on: December 04, 2010, 12:48:38 PM »
They found an "alien"  bacteria that uses syenite instead of phosphorous. It was all over the news, I can't believe no one posted it.
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Re: Found new bacteria that uses syenite instead of phosphorous.
« Reply #1 on: December 05, 2010, 03:56:08 AM »
lol, check the google results

(this thread is apparently first hit result)
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Re: Found new bacteria that uses syenite instead of phosphorous.
« Reply #2 on: December 05, 2010, 06:08:43 PM »
Probably because it is arsenic not syenite  :happy:
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Re: Found new bacteria that uses syenite instead of phosphorous.
« Reply #3 on: December 19, 2010, 10:59:08 AM »
ah, yes... Sorry for the small mistake. I might as well start writing these news reports down b4 I post them.
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Re: Found new bacteria that uses syenite instead of phosphorous.
« Reply #4 on: December 27, 2010, 01:04:19 PM »
Ah, we're not the first google hit anymore.
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Re: Found new bacteria that uses syenite instead of phosphorous.
« Reply #5 on: December 27, 2010, 01:32:39 PM »
Also, I found a blog (can't find it again) a while back that pointed out lots of issues with the study.  I don't think it's soon enough to say this is properly "true".  There were some indications that the bacteria was more just arsenic tolerant and lived on the tiny amount of phosphorus that the researchers gave it.
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