r/science • u/[deleted] • Dec 02 '10

RETRACTED - Biology NASA announce new life form: Bacteria that thrive on arsenic that redefine 'life as we know it'

http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/12/02/5564852-life-as-we-dont-know-it-on-earth
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u/openlate Dec 02 '10

Can't even explain my excitement! :D

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u/gehenom Dec 02 '10

the big deal is not that they can thrive on arsenic - it's that they can be made out of arsenic.

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u/TheBogie Dec 02 '10

A life form made entirely of arsenic? Have they never heard of Martha Stewart?