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Bacterial clocks chime in unison

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Genetic circuit allows entire colonies to keep time.

Scientists have made a microbial 'clock' consisting of many bacteria that count time together.

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  1. Danino, T., Mondragón-Palomino, O., Tsimring, L. & Hasty, J. Nature 463, 326-330 (2010).

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Check Hayden, E. Bacterial clocks chime in unison. Nature (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2010.21

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