Biology

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Bacteria are all around us. Given good growing conditions, a bacterium grows slightly in size or length, a new cell wall grows through the center forming two daughter cells, each with the same genetic material as the parent cell. If the environment is optimum, the two daughter cells may divide into four in 20 minutes. Oh my!

Bacterial Growth and Multiplication.

http://www.cellsalive.com/ecoli.htm
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/jul/05/scienceofclimatechange-climate-change

Scientists finally get angry about indifference to climate change | Science

James Hansen never expected to become a radical activist at the age of 65. He is a grandfather who loves nothing more than exploring nature with his grandchildren. He holds down a respectable job as the director of Nasa's Goddard Institute for Space Studies.