Re: Life can eat ionizing radiation!

Wasn't it Damien Valentine who wrote:
Does anyone know the process behind this? I.e., are we just dealing
with photosynthesis shifted towards the UV and gamma ray part of the
spectrum, or are these truly new chemical reactions? Also, "ionizing
radiation" covers a lot of ground; does this include alpha and beta
particles too?

They plan to do tests that involve different bands of electromagnetic
radiation. You'll have to wait for the results.

We're talking about the same melanin that causes our skin to tan when
exposed to UV. I guess it's possible that the fungi use the same
reaction but are able to extract energy from the reaction rather than
just changing the pigmentation.

--
Mike Williams
Gentleman of Leisure
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