Lots of new stuff on the arsenic-bacteria front. For those interested I am compiling some of the more useful links here:
News stories:
- Debate over arsenic-based life enters a new chapter by Brian Vastag in the Washington Post
- Critics take aim at NASA ‘arsenic life’ study – CBC.ca
- NASA arsenic life study faces critics – USA Today
- Concerns Aired About Arsenic-Containing Bacteria – Science Now
- Arsenic-life debate hits a new level – Alan Boyle MSNBC
- Arsenic microbe study spurs scientific debate – SF Chron
Blogs:
- Arsenic-based bacteria: Fact or fiction? – New Scientists blog
- Science Publishes “Arsenic is Life” Critiques. Game On – David Dobbs
- RRResearch: Arseniclife: The formal critiques and the authors – Rosie Redfield
- How #arseniclife changed science. – Carl Zimmer
Stuff I have written about this:
- The Tree of Life: NASA arsenic story – let’s lay off the personal …
- The Tree of Life: Arsenic revisited: discussing arsenic story with …
- Twitter / Jonathan Eisen: It’s not an arsenic-based …
The published literature
- A Bacterium That Can Grow by Using Arsenic Instead of Phosphorus
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