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West Virginian tired of being in the top 5 or bottom 5 of every state statistic.

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Her Discovery Wasn’t Alien Life, but Science Has Never Been the Same 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.

Do you remember the #arseniclife controversy from the long-ago internet? Here's my retrospective about what went on behind the scenes and within the science community back then, what happened to the scientist at the center of it all, and what's going on now. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/s...

11.02.2025 18:49 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 2

Agreed!

29.11.2024 01:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Really great interview!

24.10.2024 10:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Love this time of year!

29.09.2024 10:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Fantastic segment!

17.09.2024 18:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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