How 'arsenic-munching' bacteria survive

Wednesday, October 3, 2012 - 17:00 in Biology & Nature

Bacteria that became famous for their alleged "arsenic-munching" ability, a phenomenon later proved unlikely, may have evolved to sport proteins that filter out the toxic element, new research suggests.

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