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allegedly-insane t1_j1cgsrd wrote
Reply to comment by jawshoeaw in Mars' ancient atmosphere may not have had much oxygen after all by pecika
Oxygen is extremely toxic. Both to humans and especially anaerobic life forms. Having the biochemistry to deal with low concentration of oxygen doesn't really mean much — it's like saying mercury isn't toxic if you have the biochemistry to deal with it.
allegedly-insane t1_j1bvvqr wrote
Reply to comment by Autisonm in Mars' ancient atmosphere may not have had much oxygen after all by pecika
Meh, complex life as far as we can tell is because of oxygen. If there are aliens out there, they're most likely susceptible to oxygen toxicity but they're also brainless anaerobic single-cellular life forms.
allegedly-insane t1_j1bvjuq wrote
Reply to comment by cosmiccoffee9 in Mars' ancient atmosphere may not have had much oxygen after all by pecika
It really is as far as we can tell. It's much more likely that anaerobic (glucose based, not oxygen) life exists than aerobic. Many reasons for this include it's easier (doesn't require a ton of oxygen), less dangerous environments (not exposed to open-air), and as far as we know is the precursor to aerobic life. Anaerobic organisms, before anti-bacterials, were extremely successful little survivors :)
allegedly-insane t1_j1bi8xa wrote
Reply to comment by cosmiccoffee9 in Mars' ancient atmosphere may not have had much oxygen after all by pecika
Not necessarily, oxygen is considered extremely toxic for life. Our very niche form of life is aerobic.
allegedly-insane t1_itxtb50 wrote
Reply to comment by TheMonkler in Unpublished Photos From the Apollo Moon Landing Are Heading to Auction by Pure_Candidate_3831
Lmfao. NFTs, which are made to allegedly prove ownership, needs ownership protection. That's rich.
allegedly-insane t1_j1fo9ls wrote
Reply to comment by danielravennest in Mars' ancient atmosphere may not have had much oxygen after all by pecika
I thought it was bacteria that caused the oxygenation event. Was it plants?