Newly discovered bacterium forms intracellular minerals
Friday, May 11, 2012 - 11:31
in Paleontology & Archaeology
A new species of photosynthetic bacterium has come to light: it is able to control the formation of minerals (calcium, magnesium, barium and strontium carbonates) within its own organism. This is a new type of biomineralization, whose mechanism is still unknown. This finding has important implications for the interpretation of the ancient fossil record.
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