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February 17th, 2004
Bacteria grow selenium nanospheres
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Selenium nanospheres created by certain anaerobic bacteria have optical properties unlike those grown by chemical methods. That’s the finding of researchers at the US Geological Survey, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the Naval Surface Warfare Center, New Mexico State University, all in the US, and the University of Guelph in Canada. (more on earlier article)
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