GFAJ-1: diferència entre les revisions

'''GFAJ-1''' és un [[eubacteri|bacteri]] [[extremòfil]] que és capaç d'utilitzar [[arsènic]] (un [[element químic]] [[verí|verinós]] per la vasta majoria d'éssers vius) en condicions de penúria de [[fòsfor]].

<ref name='arsenic extremophile'> {{cite news | first = Jason Palmer | title = Arsenic-loving bacteria may help in hunt for alien life | date = 02-12-2010 | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11886943 | work = BBC News | accessdate = 02-12-2010}}</ref> Aquest descobriment dóna suport a la idea ja establerta que la [[vida extraterrestre|vida en altres planetes]] podria tenir una composició química radicalment diferent i podria contribuir a la cerca de vida extraterrestre.<ref name='arsenic extremophile'/><ref name=Space> {{cite news | first = Henry Bortman | title = Arsenic-Eating Bacteria Opens New Possibilities for Alien Life | date = 02-12-2010 | publisher = Space.com | url = http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/arsenic-bacteria-alien-life-101202.html | work = Space.com | accessdate = 02-12-2010}}</ref><ref name='science a bacterium'> {{cite news | first = Wolfe-Simon | name = Felisa | title = A Bacterium That Can Grow by Using Arsenic Instead of Phosphorus (abstract) | date = 02-12-2010 | url = http://www.sciencemag.org/content/early/2010/12/01/science.1197258 | work = Science Magazine | accessdate = 03-12-2010}}</ref>