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Published online 28 April 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040426-5

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Mineral brew grows 'cells'

A mixture of simple chemicals produces fungus-like structure.

Philip Ball

It is an experiment you could do in a school chemistry lab. But it produces weird growths that, although made purely from inorganic materials, share some of the characteristics of living organisms.

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