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121. Fermentation produces biopolymers: bacteria
"PHB [polyhydroxybutyrate] can be synthesized by many microorganisms, such as Alcaligenes eutrophus (Madison and Huisman, 1999;Kobayashi et al., 2000; Song et al., 2001; Tohyama et al., 2002), A. latus (Grothe and Chistri, 2000), Pseudomonas speci...
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Email122. Stretchy membrane aids oviposition: locust
"While a stretchy nuchal ligament can act as a shock absorber, a stretchy tendon would undo the shortening of the muscle that it attaches to a bone. The current record holder, the intersegmental membrane of the pregnant female locust, achieved its...
123. Inflatable stomach protects fish from predators.
"Nearly all the animals that use increased size as a threat display have other defences in reserve: the toad's skin emits distasteful slime, and the bear has massive jaws and raking claws. Size for size, however, they have nothing on the pufferfis...
124. Nest kept warm: mallee fowl
"One family of birds has, in the most ingenious way, managed to avoid the hazardous duty of sitting on its eggs throughout the incubation period. The mallee fowl of eastern Australia lays its eggs in a large mound built by the male. The core is co...
125. Wire-like structures conduct electricity: Shewanella oneidensis
"Likewise, Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 produces pilus-like structural components (Gorby et al., 2006). In this case, contrary to Geobacter species, the nanowires are arrayed in larger bundles, often reaching 50nm in diameter, and extending many mic...
126. Water aids pollination: eelgrass
"Water celery has long narrow flat leaves that remain below the surface and absorb the oxygen and carbon dioxide they need from that dissolved in water around them. It also exploits water in its pollination techniques. Its flowers are either male ...
127. Ice nucleation captures water: lichen
"Ice nucleation activity at temperatures warmer than -5°C may enhance the uptake of atmospheric moisture by enhancing condensation and/or causing deposition of ice from water vapor to occur earlier as the temperature drops below 0°C. Once ...
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129. Plant growth responds to touch: wall cress
"A small weed that can turn on a specific set of genes when touched has given scientists clues to understanding how plants adapt to their environments. In particular, it may help to explain why plants that are exposed to wind tend to be shorter an...
130. Leaf serves as container: red oak roller weevil
"A weevil, the red oak roller, uses a leaf as a container for its young. It cuts the leaf transversely across the middle to the central rib, working first from one side then the other. It folds together the two quarters nearer the tip over the mid...
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