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Oct19

Specimen case

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Choice specimen of the world.
(?/ Yume-mitsuke-tai: Approx. $1449.00)
RelInfo: SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN.com: Marine Microorganism Plays Both Host and Killer
A tiny ocean organism's relationship with an alga is shedding light on an unexplained process that occurred more than a billion years ago and drove the evolution of plants and algae. The colorless organism, named Hatena (meaning "enigma" in Japanese).

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