#RA-2959Read AloudCore & AcademicMedium
Microbe Reproduction
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Prep: 30-40 Seconds
A microbe can either reproduce by dividing or it can conserve its energy and maintain only its most basic functions. One possibility is that in the unfavorable conditions under the South Pacific floor, the microbes could have been dividing very slowly over centuries. In this case, the microbes in the study may be the descendants of an even more distant past.
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