Researcher Speaks about How Certain Bacteria Repair Damaged Cells (AUDIO)

University of Wyoming

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A University of Wyoming faculty member led a research team that discovered that a certain type of soil bacteria can repair damaged cells and improve the fitness of the bacteria population as a whole. Researcher Chris Vassallo (vas-allo) says this is the first evidence that a bacterium can help repair damaged siblings ... (bacteria.MP3, 26 seconds, " ... and help one another out.")

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