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03-02-2010, 05:05 AM
Bacteria in ocean sediments appear to string together nanowires to connect complementary but spatially separated chemical processes, according to a new study. The finding is the first example of a natural electrical circuit bridging a macroscopic gap, in this case more than a centimeter across, to mediate a biogeochemical process on either side. [More] (http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=bacterial-nanowires)

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