What strong acids and bases are produced by life as we know it?

Subject: What strong acids and bases are produced by life as we know it?

Date: Fri Jul 7 16:42:27 2006
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I know that hydrochloric acid is produced inside our stomachs to help digest 
food. I have also heard that the Cowrie shellfish squirts sulfuric acid into 
the eyes of its attackers to protect itself. Does life as we know it produce 
any other strong acids? What about strong bases?

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