Organisms that breathe arsenic discovered in the Pacific Ocean

Arsenic is toxic to almost all life forms, but now researchers at the University of Washington have discovered that some microbes in the Pacific Ocean not only tolerate the stuff, but actively breathe it. The discovery has implications for how life may adapt to a changing climate, as well as where we might find it on other planets.

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Category: Biology

Tags:

• Bacteria
• Breathing
• Ocean
• Oxygen
• University of Washington

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