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Six Required Elements for Life: C, N, O, S, H, and P. Well, maybe not P.

Image of GFAJ-1 grown on arsenic. Image Credit: Jodi Switzer BlumAccording to James Elser, professor at Arizona State University, the one thing he could always count on telling his students was that...

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A Teachable Moment in Science Communication

“Can’t I just be excited about the research?” my colleague asked. We were discussing the work published by Felisa Wolfe-Simon and colleagues in Science (1) that described an arsenic-tolerant bacterium...

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Minding the As and P: Can Arsenic Substitute for Phosphorus or Not?

Image of GFAJ-1 grown on arsenic. Image Credit: Jodi Switzer BlumBack in December 2010, there was a press conference held by NASA to announce the discovery of a bacterium found in a high salt, high pH...

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