Biologists Find World-record Colony Of Amoeba Clones In Texas Cow Pasture
Wednesday, March 11, 2009 - 23:28
in Biology & Nature
A study of microbes from a Houston-area cow pasture has confirmed once again that everything is bigger in Texas, even the single-celled stuff. The tests revealed the first-ever report of a large natural colony of amoeba clones -- a relatively Texas-sized expanse measuring at least 12 meters across. While clonal colonies of larger organisms like aspen trees and sea anemones are common, the colony of Dictyostelium discoideum is unprecedented.