Science retracts 'arsenic life' paper after 15 years of controversy

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Science retracts 'arsenic life' paper after 15 years of controversy
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Science has retracted a 2010 paper claiming a bacteria could substitute arsenic for phosphorus, citing contamination issues and expanded retraction standards, despite the authors' disagreement and ongoing debates about data interpretation.

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