Billionaire Ambani Turns to China to Cut Costs: India Credit

Dec. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Billionaire Anil Ambani’s companies borrowed $3 billion from lenders including China Development Bank Corp. to gain cheaper funding after rupee borrowing costs climbed the most in four years.

Billionaire Ambani Turns to China to Cut Costs: India Credit

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Microbiologist turns a skeptical eye on Mono Lake arsenic eaters

Microbiologist Rosie Redfield explains why she, and other researchers, are critical of the ostensible discovery of arsenic-loving bacteria in California's Lake Mono. This is a nice, technical explanation, which digs into some flaws in the research methodology. Short story: We know the now semi-infamous paper isn't about alien life. But Redfield says it doesn't show solid evidence of bacteria incorporating arsenic into their DNA, either.

Microbiologist turns a skeptical eye on Mono Lake arsenic eaters

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