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1979416 No.1979416 [Reply] [Original]

Recently I've learned that living things are heavily dependent on phosphorus as the main ingredient for ATP, RNA and DNA
My question is, where do living things get the phosphorus from?

>> No.1979421

i drink a shot glass of white phosphorus every day, keeps me healthy and smart

>> No.1979425
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1979425

Same way they get Carbon and Nitrogen:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phosphorus_cycle

>> No.1979428

>>1979421
Lol at bond angles.