Archaea Biofilm Grows like a Honeycomb (IMAGE)

University of Pennsylvania

Archaea Biofilm Grows like a Honeycomb

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Biologists found that the archaea Haloferax volcanii grows in a honeycomb-like fashion under specialized conditions. They hope to gain more insights into the microbes through a new initiative, the Archaeal Proteome Project.

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Laboratory of Mecky Pohlschroder

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