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. 2016 May 9;26(9):R369-71.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.03.025.

Comparative Vision: Can Bacteria Really See?

Dan-Eric Nilsson  1 , Nansi J Colley  2
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Comparative Vision: Can Bacteria Really See?

Dan-Eric Nilsson et al. Curr Biol. .
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It has been known for some time that not only animals, but also some advanced unicellular algae possess imaging eyes. Now it seems that even tiny cyanobacteria have what it takes to qualify for the most basic definition of vision.

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