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Primordial dating: Dates between unicellular organisms had to have the perfect chemistry. A macho amoeba would hunker up to a smaller microbacterium, ooze its way around it and ultimately attempt to swallow it whole. This style of dating, known as phagocytosis, made a brief resurgence during the late 1970s...

Author: By Joshua M. Sharfstein, | Title: ...and a Man's Disillusionment | 2/14/1990 | See Source »

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