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Bacteria that form rain

Bacteria that form rain

A proposal for an experiment

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Apr 03, 2022
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In 1978 biologist David Sands was investigating how a bacteria that caused crops harm by forming ice was spreading. He flew in a small airplane over where the crops were, stuck out his hand, and collected samples of the air. In the air he found these ice-nucleating bacteria. This then gave him the idea of that bacteria could seed rain, and it birthed th…

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