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Letter: Electric life

Published 2 February 2011

From Sean Tailford

Having just read your excellent article about the electrical connections formed by specialised bacteria when they are placed under stress (18 December 2010, p 38), I was left wondering if anyone has suggested this as a possible mechanism for the evolution of multicellular life.

Polegate, East Sussex, UK

Issue no. 2798 published 5 February 2011

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