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Published online 23 March 2005 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news050321-11
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Algae create glue to repair cell damage
Discovery could help ecologists tackle Mediterranean invasion.
The reproductive secret of an environmentally damaging alga has been rumbled.
When strands of Caulerpa taxifolia break off to form separate organisms, the parent heals itself with a fast-acting natural glue.
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