Bacteria Grow Biofilms like Settlers Form Cities (IMAGE)

University of Pennsylvania

Bacteria Grow Biofilms like Settlers Form Cities

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By tracking the growth of a biofilm with super-resolution imaging, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine found similarities in how it formed that mimicked how urbanization occurs.

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Amauri J. Paula/University of Pennsylvania

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