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Dead Bacteria Dissolve Their Own Corpses as a Parting Gift For Relatives

Certain strains of bacteria have evolved a way of providing for neighboring cells after they die, giving up a feast of nutrients as a legacy that other bacteria can use to survive and grow.

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