Microbiologists quickly responded to the paper by Dr.Wolfe-Simon in which she claimed to have discovered bacteria that were using arsenic to construct their DNA.One of the most challenging criticisms was that she and her colleagues
A) were unable to account for arsenic's toxicity to other organisms.
B) published the paper before going through the conventional peer review process.
C) had an inadequate protocol for eliminating all phosphorus from the test tubes that contained the bacteria.
D) lacked comparative information about closely related bacteria within the Halomonadaceae family.

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One of the most challenging criticisms about the paper by Dr.Wolfe-Simon was that she and her colleagues had an inadequate protocol for eliminating all phosphorus from the test tubes that contained the bacteria. This raised questions about whether the bacteria were truly using arsenic instead of phosphorus in their DNA.

Microbiologists Quickly Responded to the Paper by Dr