Zerush@lemmy.ml to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 6 months agoCan I still use this salt?iili.ioimagemessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up1325arrow-down15
arrow-up1320arrow-down1imageCan I still use this salt?iili.ioZerush@lemmy.ml to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square58fedilink
minus-squareGiveMemeslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 months agoCan any organism live on 100% salt? I was able to find info on hypersaline solutions, but I would think that existing on a pure polar solute would pretty much just kill by osmosis right?
minus-squarelurch (he/him)@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 months agoI guess a few spores don’t mind salt, but i don’t know for sure. That’s why I wrote microbe.
Can any organism live on 100% salt? I was able to find info on hypersaline solutions, but I would think that existing on a pure polar solute would pretty much just kill by osmosis right?
I guess a few spores don’t mind salt, but i don’t know for sure. That’s why I wrote microbe.