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POPSArsenic-eating bacteria rewrite evolutionary history Oremland's team isolated and bred these bacteria in the lab. By growing them with with arsenite as the only possible food source, the researchers showed that the bacteria can indeed thrive. The results suggest that arsenic photosynthesis evolved at the same time, or even before, "normal" photosynthesis. Oremland says a similar mechanism might once have fuelled life on Mars or on Jupiter's moon Europa.
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POPSpoisonous food What i like here is the fact that by moving a context, here a different life form, all descriptions regarding what is benefitial or harmful (for example) need to be updated.
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POPSNew 'arsenic-breathing' bacteria found While arsenic may be toxic because of the way it substitutes phosphorous in the process of burning energy, I don't recall boiling water being too healthy either. When life on earth was just kicking off, there was little free oxygen, and plenty of boiling water. Arsenic based photosynthesis is likely to have been working long before the green/chlorophyll based photosynthesis evolved.
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POPSSubway's Jared found in Mono lake ! Jenny Graig looking to sue ! Claims she been serving it to celebs for years. Jenny Graig stated what ever we couldn't shove down their throats we shot directly into their faces !
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POPSFood allergies as a weapon for school bullies A very disturbing story -- some school bullies have been using peanut butter as a weapon to terrorize peanut-allergic kids. Consequences are potentially fatal. Archived: http://www.webcitation.org/5Z2UxH0lU . Story also uses the word "consequating," new on me.
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POPSMrs. Bertha Palmer's Vision and her Impact on Sarasota Mrs. Potter Palmer and her family transformed a frontier fishing village into a winter haven for the wealthy and her endeavors provided employment for others. This extraordinary woman left a great legacy in Sarasota history and folklore. The website this clip was taken from, www.Sarasotahistoryalive.com is a wealth of interesting information refreshed weekly about the area, including significant people and events from the past and present.. Sign up for their creative newsletter!
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POPSdemand for natural "cures" go up don't usually plug things but after spending hours this year with respiratory specialists consulting about our sons constant coughing ("oh, it's allergy related and will stay until season ends") and trying diff medicines with no +++, we tried homeopathic and breathing practitioner with dramatic changes!!! Last year he suffered from adenoid problem and prior to removal the only benefit was again homeopathics, after 3 months worth of antibiotics...so don't tell me natural or homeopathics don't work...the only worry is when you read the ingred: golden rod, red clover, arsenic, animal dander...WTF arsenic!!!
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POPSWhy we may overlook extra-terrestrial life Ammonia, for example, has many of the same properties as water. An ammonia or ammonia-water mixture, stays liquid at much colder temperatures than plain water.Hydrogen fluoride methanol, hydrogen sulfide, hydrogen chloride, and formamide have all been suggested as suitable solvents that could theoretically support alternative biochemistry. All of these “water replacements” have pros and cons when considered in our terrestrial environment. What needs to be considered is that with a radically different environment, comes radically different reactions. Water and carbon might be the very last things capable of supporting life in some extreme planetary conditions. In any case, it is not beyond the realm of feasibility that our first encounter with extra-terrestrial life will not be a solely carbon-based occasion.
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POPSStolen rhino horns could be deadly, says museum "Rhino populations have fallen dramatically over the last few decades as poaching decimated the animals across Africa. Bredekamp said museums worldwide were being targeted by organised crime to help supply lucrative markets with a wide range of artefacts. After a previous robbery attempt, South African museum officials removed several other specimens of rhino horn from public display, he said. -- Reuters
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POPSRenaissance Man After 500 years, one of Renaissance Italy's most enduring murder mysteries has been solved by forensic scientists. Giovanni Pico della Mirandola's fame has faded, but he was a celebrated figure at the Medici court. The flamboyant philosopher became an instant favourite of Lorenzo de' Medici when he arrived in Florence in 1486. Lorenzo was charmed by Pico, who was essentially a Platonic philosopher influenced by Oriental mysticism. He became famous for his incredible memory and his knowledge of Greek, Hebrew, Aramaic and Arabic. Savonarola repeatedly preached against the Medicis, urging Florentines to reject the excesses of the Renaissance. Works by Botticelli and Michelangelo were burned during the "Bonfire of the Vanities" in 1497, when the monk's followers set fire to lavish furniture, mirrors, pagan books and immoral sculptures in the Piazza della Signora.
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