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Question

ersial, and subsequently disproved, report from NASA stated that a newly identified um uses arsenic instead of phosphorus. For this questions, we will hypothesize that their bacteri conclusion is true (despite it being false) and replacing phosphorus. you will "think about the implications of arsenic Where are arsenic and phosphorus located with respect to one another on the periodic table? What does their position tell you about their chemical properties? a. b. How do humans and other organisms respond to high levels of arsenic in their diet? c. Why was it proposed that these would bacteria evolve such a process? d. Which one of the types of macromolecules of life (we discussed four types in class) would be most affected by this change? How did the scientist confirm the presence of arsenic in this molecule? e. How would this change affect enzymes like kinases? f. Why was this theory proven to be false?

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ersial, and subsequently disproved, report from NASA stated that a newly identif