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Entries from September 25th, 2009

Kayaking Bacteria

September 25th, 2009 · No Comments · Physics

For a long time, scientist thought that bacteria such as E. coli have moved with and against currents by using a motion that is similar to kayaking. After using advanced computer technology and algorithms, they found a way to take 60 to 100 pictures per second of the bacteria in order to track their movements. Here is the [...]

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Lake Erie Snake No Longer Threatened

September 25th, 2009 · No Comments · Biology

This is about how the Lake Erie Water Snake came back in population recently. The Lake Erie Water Snake was declared threatened 10 years ago. Because of nonnative hogs the Water Snake numbers were declining. Because this species of Water Snake was threatened it was illegal to kill. The nonnative hogs that were introduce to [...]

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