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Saturday, March 16, 2013

ScienceDaily: Top Science News

ScienceDaily: Top Science News


Suicidal bacteria: Unicellular organisms occasionally poison themselves with a toxin

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 04:46 AM PDT

The cyanobacterium Synechocystis produces toxins that often lead to its own demise. Biologists have now determined the logic governing this mechanism..

Inspired by deep sea sponges: Creating flexible minerals

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 04:45 AM PDT

Scientists have imitated the skeleton of natural sea sponges to produce a new flexible mineral. the synthetic spicules are extremely flexible and are also able to transmit light waves even when they are bent.

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