Like a household wire carries electrons from
wall socket to appliance, bacteria can conduct electricity along tiny wire-like
appendages, researchers report online October 11 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
LIGHTNING BUGS The nanowires this deep-sea bacterium grows to search for food can carry electrons too, making it a candidate for applications in biotechnology.
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