Researchers study bacterium big enough to see -- the Shaquille O'Neal of bacteria

Well, perhaps not quite Shaquille O'Neal. But it is Shaq-teria. The secret to an unusual bacterium's massive size -- it's the size of a grain of salt, or a million times bigger than E. coli bacteria, and big enough to see with the naked eye -- may be found in its ability to copy its genome tens of thousands of times.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news129394905.html">Researchers study bacterium big enough to see -- the Shaquille O'Neal of bacteria</a></p> <p>Well, perhaps not quite Shaquille O'Neal. But it is Shaq-teria. The secret to an unusual bacterium's massive size -- it's the size of a grain of salt, or a million times bigger than E. coli bacteria, and big enough to see with the naked eye -- may be found in its ability to copy its genome tens of thousands of times.</p>