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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
Magnetotactic 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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