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    A specimen of Pabulatrix pabulatricula, which until recently was considered extinct.

    An oak forest in Lower Franconia has caused a small sensation in zoology: A moth was discovered there that was considered extinct.

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    Resting Chlamydia (left; bright circles), which are held without glutamine. After the addition of glutamine (right) the bacteria enter the division stages (darker circles).

    If chlamydiae want to multiply in a human cell, the first thing they need is a lot of glutamine. Würzburg researchers have clarified how the pathogenic bacteria obtain this substance.

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