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Scientists uncover how limestone-eating shipworms breed in turbulent water

Researchers from Northeastern University's Ocean Genome Legacy Center (OGL) have taken the next step toward deciphering the life cycle and unusual reproductive strategies of a limestone-eating species of shipworm. The results could ultimately usher in new developments in lifesaving medicine.

Scientists uncover how limestone-eating shipworms breed in turbulent water
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Researchers from Northeastern University's Ocean Genome Legacy Center (OGL) have taken the next step toward deciphering the life cycle and unusual reproductive strategies of a limestone-eating species of shipworm. The results could ultimately usher in new developments in lifesaving medicine.

Originally published at Phys.org

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