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  By Paul Raeburn

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Known for her full-steam-ahead approach to life and work, HHMI investigator Bonnie L. Bassler began her career pondering ocean-dwelling barnacles that foul ships and slow them down.

Her graduate adviser had funding from the U.S. Navy to study how certain bacteria provide footing for the barnacles, which cling to hulls and rudders with epoxy-like strength, causing an enormous drag on a ship's progress.

Photo: Greg Miller

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