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A shocking diet: Researchers describe microbe that 'eats' electricity

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Central in the periodic table (Score: 4, Interesting)

by rocks@pipedot.org on 2014-03-17 12:52 (#M6)

I've always found it curious/interesting that life appears to rely on/exploit elements central to the periodic table (e.g., C, Si, and now Fe, ...). Any comments on why this is? I realize the electro-magnetic structure is important, but why?

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2014-03-18 19:46 Interesting +1 kerrany@pipedot.org
2014-03-17 14:19 Underrated +1 maxim@pipedot.org
2014-03-20 03:24 Interesting +1 reziac@pipedot.org

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