The internet erupted in controversy over Felisa Wolfe-Simon and colleagues’ claim of a microbe thriving on arsenic. Nearly 15 years later, she’s pursuing new research on the boundaries of life. The internet erupted in controversy over Felisa Wolfe-Simon and colleagues’ claim of a microbe thriving on arsenic. Nearly 15 years later, she’s pursuing new research on the boundaries of life. Wolfe-Simon, Felisa, Extraterrestrial Life, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Science (Journal), X (Formerly Twitter), Research, Science and Technology, News and News Media, Microbiology, Arsenic, Bacteria, Social Media, your-feed-science NYT > Science
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