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fromNature
2 weeks ago

Reviving the past and designing the future: Books in brief

Symbiosis often involves exploitation; sex and gender roles are flexible in nature and humans; Victorian era blended arts, science and religion before fragmentation.
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

The Sea Slug Defying Biological Orthodoxy

Elysia chlorotica, the sea slug, performs a remarkable feat by eating algae and stealing chloroplasts, incorporating them into its own body to photosynthesize.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 months ago

First methane-powered sea spiders found crawling off California coast

Methane seeps support unique ecosystems; newly discovered sea spiders benefit from symbiotic bacteria that convert methane into nourishment.
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