Gap Fill - Bacteria Memories - Level 6

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   akin      bacterial      behaviour      cellular      evolution      iron      memory      origin      repetitively      sense   

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Bacterial differs from that in humans. It may be more to our muscle memory. Our bodily tissue has a of what to do next from having done it many times before. The researchers attributed bacterial memory to levels of in their physical constitution. A researcher said: "Before there was oxygen in the Earth's atmosphere, early life was utilizing iron for a lot of processes." He added: "Iron is not only critical in the of life on Earth, but also in the of life. It makes sense that cells would utilize it." He said his research could aid in combating diseases, as "the more we know about bacterial , the easier it is to combat them".

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