Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Nanobe

Nanobe

Nanobes first found in some rocks and sediments. They have tiny filamental structure. It has a morphology similar to actinomycetes and fungi. No conclusive evidence exists about these organisms and their classification.

Nanobes are 20 nm in length which may be too small to contain the basic elements for an organism to exist (DNA, plasmids, etc).

Some researchers believe that these structures are crystal growths, but the staining of these structures with dyes that bind to DNA .Nanobes are similar in size to nanobacteria ( small living organisms).

Nanobacteria are supposed to be cellular organisms, while nanobes are hypothesized to be a previously unknown form of life. It is a living organism (contains DNA or some analogue, and reproduces).

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