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The Hunt for Electrically Active Microbes
A new portable instrument could help to lure useful bugs in from the wild.
The Hunt for Electrically Active Microbes
The Hunt for Electrically Active Microbes
A new portable instrument could help to lure useful bugs in from the wild.
A new portable instrument could help to lure useful bugs in from the wild.
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electron transfer
electron transfer
Live Wires
Mohamed Y. El-Naggar and Steven E. Finkel
| May 1, 2013
| 10+ min read
Discoveries of microbial communities that transfer electrons between cells and across relatively long distances are launching a new field of microbiology.
Electric Microbe Hairs
Mohamed Y. El-Naggar and Steven E. Finkel
| Apr 30, 2013
| 1 min read
USC researcher Mohamed El-Naggar demonstrates how some bacteria grow electrical wires that allow them to link up in big biological circuits.
Electron Shuffle
Mohamed Y. El-Naggar and Steven E. Finkel
| Apr 30, 2013
| 1 min read
Shewanella
bacteria generate energy for survival by transporting electrons to nearby mineral surfaces.
Bacterial Conduit
Mohamed Y. El-Naggar and Steven E. Finkel
| Apr 30, 2013
| 1 min read
Desulfobulbaceae bacteria were recently discovered to form centimeter-long cables, containing thousands of cells that share an outer membrane.
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