Gap Fill - Bacteria Memories - Level 6

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Just when thought they knew all there was to know about bacteria, they have unearthed quite unexpected. They have found that bacteria have a within their single-celled that can store and pass on memories to future generations. The research was on the E. coli bacterium. This is one of Earth's most well-studied . Researchers at the University of Texas wrote about how bacteria could form memories while a brain: "Bacteria don't have brains, but they can gather from their environment, and if they have encountered that environment , they can store it and quickly access it later for their ."

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