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...Vampire bacteria Vampirovibrio chlorellavorus is a predatory bacteria that attaches to the cell wall of green...forcing it out of hiding to become exposed to predators. Hungry birds spots the “caterpillar” and then... "Back from the dead; the curious tale of the predatory cyanobacterium Vampirovibrio chlorellavorus." ...

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...Neurobiology has been working on genetically encoded indicators of calcium and other small molecules since the...imaging for beginners Griesbeck says his calcium indicators can be used in mouse, Drosophila, C. elegans,...his team is now applying it to improve upon an indicator they developed and published in 2010 for visualizing...

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