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The Blue-Green Algae

These primitive plants more closely resemble bacteria than they do other algae. They live in an extraordinary range of environments, and they have both beneficial and harmful effects in human affairs

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 214 Issue 6This article was originally published with the title “The Blue-Green Algae” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 214 No. 6 (), p. 74
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0666-74