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Donnageddon · 12-03-2010, 03:55 AM

I would be surprised to find that life which evolved separately from that on earth used the same mechanism and alphabet (DNA) to transmit genetic information.

And that is the most important part of this find, that the organisms seem to be able to substitute arsenic for the phosphorus in their DNA.

12-03-2010, 03:55 AM	#8
Donnageddon Now you lishen here... Posts: 2,494 Karma: 479498 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Seattle-ish Device: Sony PRS-650. Kobo Touch, Kindle Fire	I would be surprised to find that life which evolved separately from that on earth used the same mechanism and alphabet (DNA) to transmit genetic information. And that is the most important part of this find, that the organisms seem to be able to substitute arsenic for the phosphorus in their DNA.