Thursday, December 2, 2010

NASA finds new life

"The definition of life has just expanded."

NASA has discovered a new life form - called GFAJ-1- that doesn't share the biological makeup of anything currently living in planet earth. It uses arsenic to build its DNA, RNA, proteins, and cell membranes.


Click here to read more on the insanely groundbreaking discovery.

In other news, NASA tweets: "NASA tweeted that this discovery "will change how we search for life elsewhere in the universe."

2 comments:

  1. funny how your pic kinda goes with the new life thing, and kinda doesnt. the life is arsenic based. i wonder if they will use it for weaponry.

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  2. OMG!! something new every day hum?
    love your blog is so informative!
    hugs
    lila

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