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Biological Nitrogen Fixation

Only a few bacteria and simple algae have the cellular equipment needed to "fix" the nitrogen of the atmosphere into ammonia. They are the major suppliers of this limited agricultural resource

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 236 Issue 3This article was originally published with the title “Biological Nitrogen Fixation” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 236 No. 3 (), p. 68
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0377-68