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Limpets need high-strength teeth to rasp over rock surfaces and remove algae for feeding when the tide is in, we discovered that the fibres of goethite are just the right size to make up a resilient composite structure.
Asa Baber
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Asa Baber
Age: 66 †
Born: 1936
Born: June 19
Died: 2003
Died: June 16
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