A science fiction novel is a real thing, a research group such as NASA discovers an organism that grows using arsenic, a big step in cosmological biology

ByMartin Ujlaki

Local time December 2, the American Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASAAnnounced at the end of NovemberPress conference on 'Discovery on Astrobiology'We did.

An anticipation of what the content is right after the announcement that "NASA will hold a news conference" began, and is not "the discovery of the alien (extraterrestrials)" in the moon of Saturn There was also the expectation that "traces of life?", Etc. As for the content of the presentation, as the information flowed to some extent beforehand, it was about the organisms quite different from the organisms that have grown up using arsenic (arsenic) was.

Details are as below.
NASA - NASA TV

According to a survey by NASA and the Geological Research Institute of the USA, I found bacteria that grow using arsenic, which is toxic, even in environments without phosphorus, which was considered to be essential for life support. This is a living organism quite different from that of a conventional earth creatures, and it is seen as a result of rewriting the common sense of an organism so far.

The state of this interview isTsubozorota filmAtJapanese simultaneous interpretationAfter the start, it was 600 names after the start, but more and more people watched more than 9000 people.

Even in Nico Nico Live BroadcastingDo you discover extraterrestrial life forms? Is it? Live broadcast from NASA headquarters!A program entitled "A program entitled" was broadcasted and a premium member was admitted from 3:45 in accordance with the interview from 4 o'clock but did not wait for the general membership at 3:55, even the premium members will be in the venue It was a great success that it could not fit. By the way, people in the Tsubozorota film had been shocked, but simultaneous interpretation broadcasting was done even on Nico Nico Live Broadcasting.

By the way, it is the "Labyrint" of the Netherlands that it is reported that this content was reported at the very beginning.
Labyrint, Archive >> 'Zoeken naar leven'

"NOS Nieuws" of the Netherlands also spread this news.
NOS Nieuws - Nieuw soort leven ontdekt

The official announcement of NASA was made at 11 o'clock local time on December 2 th local time, but GIZMODO wrote an article on the above site earlier than that, each press revealed the article in advance.

NASA Finds New Life (Updated with Pictures) - GIZMODO

'Life as we do not know it' discovery could prove existence of aliens - Telegraph

Nasa reveals bacteria that can live on arsenic instead of phosphorus | Science | The Guardian

BBC News - Arsenic-loving bacteria may help in hunt for alien life

Also, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported this news on December 3 morning edition.

Yfrog Photo: yfrog.com/f1p8k0j - Shared by shin_1

It was also posted on the Nikkei Newspaper's Web at 4 o'clock.
Different living matter discovery, NASA, etc.: Nihon Keizai Shimbun

Kiyoshi Kashiwai, a science fan writer, said that from the members' participation in the press conference and from the wording of the news release "There was a new discovery concerning microorganisms that photosynthesize with hydrogen sulfide, iron, arsenic etc. without using oxygen or water. This can be used for efficiently detecting extreme environmental microorganisms. Signs of life may be found on MarsHe predicted that it was the content of "It's a story. Of course, like science fans, I was hoping for the expectation that "it would be even more fun if news like 'I discovered extraterrestrial life form!'

The information on bacteria photosynthesized using arsenic living in this lake, which was picked up this time seems to be published in Science magazine in 2008,Wired.com picked up on August 14is(Published in WIRED VISION on August 20, 2008).

By the way, there were not a few people who kept waiting for this interview on Twitter, and it was NASA Dakishi status within the limit of 140 characters. There were also many people who went to bed as "Good night NASA" because the interview was late as 4:00 AM in Japan time, but some people try to stuff until the last minute. The situation is summarized in the following article.

Twitter's reaction summary from NASA's press conference "Ultra expectation → start → Yes, dissolution ~ end!"