Biological wires carry electricity thanks to special amino acids

Tuesday, March 12, 2013 - 04:30 in Biology & Nature

Slender bacterial nanowires require certain key amino acids in order to conduct electricity, according to a study to be published in mBio, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology, on Tuesday, March 12.

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