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arsenic

GFAJ-1
GFAJ-1 is a strain of rod-shaped bacteria in the family Halomonadaceae. It is an extremophile that was isolated from the hypersaline and alkaline Mono Lake in eastern California by geobiologist Felisa Wolfe-Simon, a NASA research fellow in residence at the US Geological Survey. In a 2010 Science journal publication, the authors claimed that the microbe, when starved of phosphorus, is capable of substituting arsenic for a small percentage of its phosphorus to sustain its growth. Immediately after publication, other microbiologists and biochemists expressed doubt about this claim, which was robu
Aqua Tofana
arsenic-based poison
Marsh test
toxicology test to detect arsenic
isotope of arsenic
The Angel Makers of Nagyrév
female group of murderers in Hungary
arsenic biochemistry
Chemical processes that make use of arsenic
Arsenical bronze
metal alloy
Carancas impact event
2007 meteorite strike in Peru
cantarella
Cantarella was a poison allegedly used by the Borgias during the papacy of Pope Alexander VI. It may have been arsenic, came in the shape of "a white powder with a pleasant taste", and was sprinkled on food or in wine. If it did exist, it left no trace in the works of contemporary writers.
arsenical copper
alloy of copper containing arsenic
arsenic compound
class of chemical compounds