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    are involved with biomineralization, biodegradation, and metal-fungal interactions. In studying fungi's roles in biomineralization, it has been found...
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    the layer in which any major thickening, armouring and biomineralization occurs. Biomineralization with calcite is particularly common in Crustacea, whereas...
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  • not known. Biomineralization is the production of mineralized parts by organisms. Hypotheses to explain the evolution of biomineralization include physiological...
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    exact mechanism behind the biomineralization of limpet teeth is unknown. However, it is suggested that limpet teeth biomineralize using a dissolution-reprecipitation...
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    they cannot rely on a steady supply of dissolved calcium carbonate. Biomineralization generally affects the exocuticle and the outer part of the endocuticle...
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    scales. Some plants excrete ligands that dissolve silicates, a step in biomineralization. Silicate anions in solution react with molybdate anions yielding...
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    The choanoflagellates are a group of free-living unicellular and colonial flagellate eukaryotes considered to be the closest living relatives of the animals...
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    found around bacteria in alluvial topsoil. As clay minerals promote biomineralization, the presence of bacteria and clay minerals resulted in calcium hydroxyapatite...
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    Susannah M. Porter (2007). "Seawater chemistry and early carbonate biomineralization". Science. 316 (5829): 1302. Bibcode:2007Sci...316.1302P. doi:10.1126/science...
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  • and arsenic-containing compounds involves cobalamin-based enzymes. Biomineralization is the process by which living organisms produce minerals, often to...
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  • motile, non-sporulating, rod-shaped bacterium known for its ability to biomineralize gold and bioremediation characteristics. It was first isolated from...
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    Diatomaceous earth (category Biomineralization)
    its crystalline form. Aerogel – Synthetic ultralight solid material Biomineralization – Process by which living organisms produce minerals Fuller's earth –...
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    silicic acids [H2xSiOx+2]n. Silicic acids play important roles in biomineralization and technology. Typically orthosilicic acid is assumed to be a product...
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    biomineralization_tunicates_with_composite_calcareous_skeletons.pdf A rare case of an evolutionary late and ephemeral biomineralization: tunicates...
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    transport coastal Weathering Erosion Aeolian (windborne) transport Biomineralization Bioturbation Compaction Concretion Exner equation Fluvial processes...
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    set of strategies that comprise biosorption, bioaccumulation and biomineralization are closely related to each other, because one way or another have...
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    Martin, R.E. (1995). "Cyclic and secular variation in microfossil biomineralization: clues to the biogeochemical evolution of Phanerozoic oceans". Global...
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    both ends pointed. Sigmas are C- or S-shaped microscleres. Animal biomineralization is a controlled process and leads to the production of mineral–organic...
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    carbon dioxide, water, and basic elements. Fungi have been shown to biomineralize uranium oxides, suggesting they may have application in the bioremediation...
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    Veis, A. (1990). "Biomineralization. Cell Biology and Mineral Deposition. by Kenneth Simkiss; Karl M. Wilbur On Biomineralization. by Heinz A. Lowenstam;...
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    Porter, S. (1 June 2007). "Seawater Chemistry and Early Carbonate Biomineralization". Science. 316 (5829): 1302. Bibcode:2007Sci...316.1302P. doi:10.1126/science...
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    2014). "Sea urchins have teeth? A review of their microstructure, biomineralization, development and mechanical properties". Connective Tissue Research...
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    "Structural disorder in proteins brings order to crystal growth in biomineralization". Bone. 51 (3): 528–534. doi:10.1016/j.bone.2012.05.009. PMID 22634174...
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    PMID 25948095. Porter, S. M. (2007). "Seawater Chemistry and Early Carbonate Biomineralization". Science. 316 (5829): 1302. Bibcode:2007Sci...316.1302P. doi:10.1126/science...
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    cations such as zinc. Magnetite can also be found in fossils due to biomineralization and are referred to as magnetofossils. There are also instances of...
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    Retrieved 15 December 2022. Lowenstam, H.A.; Weiner, S. (1989). On Biomineralization. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-504977-0. Belcher, A. M.;...
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    Jurassic profoundly altered ocean chemistry, with the deposition of biomineralized plankton on the ocean floor acting as a buffer against large CO2 emissions...
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    Sustainable agriculture (category Biomineralization)
    Sustainable agriculture is farming in sustainable ways meeting society's present food and textile needs, without compromising the ability for current or...
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    formation of calcium carbonate, ureases are potentially useful for biomineralization-inspired processes. Notably, microbiologically induced formation of...
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    "Mollusk Shell Formation: A Source of New Concepts for Understanding Biomineralization Processes". ChemInform. 37 (16): 980–7. doi:10.1002/chin.200616269...
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