ANCIENT BACTERIA USES ARSENIC TO GROW
August 15, 2008
August 15, 2008
RESTON, Va., Aug. 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following press release:
Scientists have discovered ancient bacteria that rely on arsenic, rather than water, to grow during photosynthesis.
Analysis indicates that this process probably dates back a few billion years.
This discovery adds an important new dimension to the arsenic cycle and highlights a previously unsuspected process that may have been essen . . .
Scientists have discovered ancient bacteria that rely on arsenic, rather than water, to grow during photosynthesis.
Analysis indicates that this process probably dates back a few billion years.
This discovery adds an important new dimension to the arsenic cycle and highlights a previously unsuspected process that may have been essen . . .