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Gut feeling: Intestinal germ helps sushi digestion

Japanese have an easy time digesting sushi and other seaweed-wrapped delicacies thanks in part to an intestinal bacterium that hijacked genes from a marine germ, scientists report on Wednesday.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Apr 07, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Microbe Survives in Ocean's Deepest Realm, Thanks to Genetic Adaptations

(PhysOrg.com) -- The genome of a marine bacterium living 2,500 meters below the ocean's surface is providing clues to how life adapts in extreme environments, according to a paper published Feb. 6, 2009, in ...

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created Feb 06, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0