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Nanobe
Additional recommended knowledgeNanobes are tiny filamental structures first found in some rocks and sediments. Some hypothesize that they are the smallest form of life, ten times smaller than the smallest known bacteria. Nanobes were discovered in 1996 (published in American Minerologist, vol 83., 1998) by Philipa Uwins, University of Queensland, Australia. The smallest are just 20 nanometers in diameter. Some researchers believe them to be merely crystal growths, but a purported find of DNA in nanobe samples [1] may prove otherwise. They are similar to the life-like structures found in ALH84001, the famous Mars meteorite from the Antarctic. Recently there has been some interest amongst bio-tech companies in commercial application of nanobes in utilization of plastics. Some researchers believe nanobe-like organisms might be implicated in a number of diseases. They might be responsible for the formation of some types of renal stones. They might even explain mysterious calcification of teeth in the human mouth, and thus actually be a useful or necessary symbiont (like Acidophilus). Nanobes and nanobacteria are both controversial and unproven concepts; however, these two should not be confused. Nanobacteria are supposed to be walled organisms, while nanobes are hypothesized to be a previously unknown form of life. The origins of discovery, naming, and research methods also differ. Claims
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