Important: Arsenic-based life discovery greatly increases possibility of extraterrestrial life

**theholycow** · 12-03-2010, 01:33 AM

http://www.tomsguide.com/us/NASA-DNA...news-9190.html
[NASA] had found bacteria in a poisonous lake in California with a previously unheard of DNA makeup. Instead of being comprised of the six building blocks of life that we previously believed to be the basis of every living thing, the DNA showed that the bacteria replaced one of the building blocks, phosphorus, with arsenic.
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"The definition of life has just expanded," Ed Weiler, NASA's associate administrator for the Science Mission Directorate at the agency's HQ, said today. "As we pursue our efforts to seek signs of life in the solar system, we have to think more broadly, more diversely and consider life as we do not know it."

I've always thought something like this was possible, but I did not expect to see it on Earth...I just figured that if there was any life elsewhere we would not even notice it as we looked for life too similar to what we know.

**stonehenge** · 12-03-2010, 02:31 AM

Manbearpig · 12-03-2010, 02:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Juan!

This.

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Pics of poisonous lake?

Can we throw chad in it?

BillyJeanKing · 12-03-2010, 03:05 AM

shad loves fishsticks

Ewok · 12-03-2010, 03:11 AM

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Originally Posted by KOURKE

shad loves fishsticks

South Park Repz

BillyJeanKing · 12-03-2010, 03:17 AM

**stonehenge** · 12-03-2010, 05:38 AM

DFW throw shad in poyzun lake

Manbearpig · 12-03-2010, 05:45 AM

**theholycow** · 12-03-2010, 01:03 PM

So what's with the arsenic-laced lake, anyway? Must be a California thing.

**stonehenge** · 12-03-2010, 01:57 PM

Srsly, Chriz is gonna be pissed cuz prolly there were tortugas in there before the arsenic.

shootermcgavin003 · 12-05-2010, 02:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theholycow

So what's with the arsenic-laced lake, anyway? Must be a California thing.

even the water is gay

MikeH · 12-05-2010, 06:05 PM

So no pictors of the lake? Did they even say what lake it was?

**theholycow** · 12-05-2010, 06:12 PM

Seems to be this lake:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mono_Lake

Based on that it doesn't sound like it's got arsenic in it, except the part about the arsenic bacteria.

swab · 12-08-2010, 04:51 PM

i would live on that big island

**stonehenge** · 12-08-2010, 04:56 PM

Craigslist Guy: "Ok, I'll take it, I can meet at your place to pick it up."
Swab: "Well.. don't know about that."
CLG: "Just give me directions, I'll find it."
S: "Wellll I live in an arsenic lake

"
CLG: "

"

shootermcgavin003 · 12-08-2010, 09:37 PM

if i shit in the lake wha happen

Cez★ · 12-08-2010, 09:43 PM

will get eated

shootermcgavin003 · 12-08-2010, 09:44 PM

what if i splooge it up

race2c · 12-08-2010, 09:45 PM

ohs the great news about planet earth...

Cez★ · 12-08-2010, 09:46 PM

**theholycow** · 12-08-2010, 09:48 PM

Your shit will breed with the arsenic bacteria to create a superhillbilly, impervious to arsenic.

Cez★ · 12-08-2010, 09:49 PM

dnfw superhilbilly

shootermcgavin003 · 12-08-2010, 10:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theholycow

Your shit will breed with the arsenic bacteria to create a superhillbilly, impervious to arsenic.

thats happening then

**stonehenge** · 12-08-2010, 11:44 PM

DFW to shit in lake to produce superhalfmexi

shootermcgavin003 · 12-09-2010, 02:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Juan!

DFW to shit in lake to produce superhalfmexi

you shit in lake you just feed the thing. you gotta pull ya burrito put some taco sauce in water

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theholycow Bovinus Administratus Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Greener pastures Posts: 32,377	Arsenic-based life discovery greatly increases possibility of extraterrestrial life http://www.tomsguide.com/us/NASA-DNA...news-9190.html [NASA] had found bacteria in a poisonous lake in California with a previously unheard of DNA makeup. Instead of being comprised of the six building blocks of life that we previously believed to be the basis of every living thing, the DNA showed that the bacteria replaced one of the building blocks, phosphorus, with arsenic. {...} "The definition of life has just expanded," Ed Weiler, NASA's associate administrator for the Science Mission Directorate at the agency's HQ, said today. "As we pursue our efforts to seek signs of life in the solar system, we have to think more broadly, more diversely and consider life as we do not know it." I've always thought something like this was possible, but I did not expect to see it on Earth...I just figured that if there was any life elsewhere we would not even notice it as we looked for life too similar to what we know. __________________

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theholycow Bovinus Administratus Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Greener pastures Posts: 32,377	Seems to be this lake: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mono_Lake Based on that it doesn't sound like it's got arsenic in it, except the part about the arsenic bacteria. __________________

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