WRT phosphorus: this article also brings up the microbes (found in Mono lake) which have allegedly substituted arsenic for phosphorous in their biochemistry. As

WRT phosphorus: this article also brings up the microbes (found in Mono lake) which have allegedly substituted arsenic for phosphorous in their biochemistry. As far as I know, this claim has been refuted, or at least dialed back to their being remarkably arsenic-tolerant. https://www.monolake.org/today/mono-lakes-arsenic-tolerant-microbe-is-back-in-the-news/ https://www.monolake.org/today/mono-lakes-arsenic-tolerant-m...