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A Whiff of Taxonomy – Pendulisporaceae
by Christoph — Microbiologists have always been fascinated by myxobacteria, that is for over a hundred years, because of their lifestyle, coordinated swarm hunting, and their ability to form spore‑containing fruiting bodies, an easily visible but unique differentiation feat among bacteria. And for just as long, microbiologists have been tearing their hair out over the difficulties of cultivating these...
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Jacob's 1977 essay that you link to was an unexpected treat. Given their wide interests, I do wonder if they had read LeGuin's _Left Hand of Darkness_ --- a rather different essay, by the daughter of an anthropologist, on a similar theme.