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Scientists discover on-off switch for bacteria that breathe electricity – Livescience.com

Deep beneath the seabed, teensy bacteria “exhale” electricity through long, skinny snorkels, and now, scientists have discovered…

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A hair-like structure (light blue) in a Geobacter microbe pushes a nanowire (red) out through the surface of the cell. These nanowires allow the bacteria to “exhale” electricity. (Image credit: NIKHIL MALVANKAR / YALE UNIVERSITY)
Deep beneath the seabed,…

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