Mono Lake bacteria build their DNA using arsenic (and no, this isn’t about aliens) | Discover Magazine →
Nature blows my mind!
Curious… I wonder how unstable the arsenic bonds in the DNA backbone? How effective is arsenic in comparison to phosphorus in it’s energy processes? I wonder if it could be a degenerative mutation that can only be maintained by an organism that replicates as fast as it does? So many questions!
Reminds why I studied Biology in the first place.
