Arsenic-Eating Bacteria Opens New Possibilities for Alien Life

Thursday, December 2, 2010 - 13:00 in Astronomy & Space

Scientists have discovered a type of bacteria that thrives on poisonous arsenic, opening up a new pathway for life on Earth and other planets. The definition of life on Earth may need to be rewritten.

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