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| More related than some bacteria |
This episode: More distantly related bacteria can help each other grow (and produce lots of hydrogen) by temporarily fusing with each other!
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Show notes:
News item/
Journal Paper
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| Bacterial close contact |
Note: I said
C. acetobutylicum was used in WWII to make acetone for bombs, but it was actually
World War I, used to make
cordite, a replacement for gunpowder.
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