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Induced Cell-reproduction in the Protozoa

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IN the interesting letter by Mr. A. H. Drew, under the above heading, in NATURE, February 20, it is suggested in the last paragraph that certain substances called auxetics which caused the development of spores in the case of new species of Polytoma, may be necessary for cell-reproduction under natural conditions in ponds, &c., where such substances would probably occur owing to the putrefaction of organic matter.

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GOODEY, T. Induced Cell-reproduction in the Protozoa. Nature 91, 32 (1913). https://doi.org/10.1038/091032a0

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