Arsenic and Lost Face

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Remember the breathless announcement a few weeks ago by NASA that arsenic (a poison) was being successfully used by bacteria, and that it showed that bacteria might exist on planets we would otherwise consider inhospitable?

The comic strip XKCD made fun of the situation, but not in a way critical of their announcement:

Comments

[deckardcanine]

I doubt Randall Munroe could've made a funnier gag (NPI) from your approach.

Not surprised you read "xkcd."