'Zombie' worms attack bones with acid
Saturday, June 30, 2012 - 07:32
in Biology & Nature
SAN DIEGO, June 29 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've discovered deep-sea "zombie worms" use acid to bore into bones of seabed skeletons and consume nutrients.
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