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News Release 08-042
"Nanominerals" Influence Earth Systems from Ocean to Atmosphere to Biosphere
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![A bacteria cell living in a no-oxygen environment "breathes" using mineral nanoparticles.](/news/mmg/media/images/nanominerals_f.jpg)
A bacteria cell living in a no-oxygen environment "breathes" using mineral nanoparticles.
Credit: Saumyaditya Bose, Virginia Tech
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