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Magnetic bacteria and their unique superpower attract researchers

  • Written by Andy Tay, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University
Magnetic bacteria and their unique superpower attract researchersMagnetotactic bacteria owe their special property to the magnetic nanoparticles they contain.Andy Tay, CC BY-ND

As a graduate student in the 1970s, microbiologist Richard Blakemore probably wasn’t expecting to discover a new bacterial species with a never-before-seen ability. While studying bacteria that live in muddy swamps, he observed that...

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