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Published online 8 October 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news021007-1
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Bugs trained to build circuit
Bacteria lay bricks on nano scale building site.
Bacteria have found a new vocation - as nanoscale construction workers. Such bugs might form microbial machines that could repair wounds or build microscopic electrical circuits.
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