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How bacteria propel themselves


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Posted 04 April 2006 - 12:12 AM


http://www.newscient.../article/dn8933

Story on how scientists have discovered that some bacteria propel themselves along using tiny jets of slime. (previously thought to be a lubricant) The thought is that the same method of propulsion could be used by nano-devices to get around.

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