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August 14, 2008, 8:31 pm
Arsenic-munching bacteria found in lakeMono lake in California is warmed by hot springs which leach out arsenic from the surrounding rock - not a friendly place for life, you might think, but some bacteria can grow very happily in the poisoned waters!
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news.bbc.co.uk
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The bacteria which feed on arsenic still use light as an energy source for photosynthesis, but instead of using water, they seem to use arsenic - scientists do not yet know how!
Why is arsenic usually poisonous to living organisms?
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