New bug eats sulfates, makes two kinds of magnet
Friday, December 23, 2011 - 07:00
in Biology & Nature
(PhysOrg.com) -- A bacterium recently discovered near Death Valley has some very unusual properties according to a report published in the December 23 issue of Science magazine. While some bugs are like migratory birds, making tiny magnets that they use to guide their navigation, this is the first bacterium to be found that makes two different kinds of magnetic particles.