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Immune protein orchestrates daily rhythm of squid-bacteria symbiotic relationship

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New research has revealed that, in the mutually beneficial relationship between with the Hawaiian bobtail squid and the luminescent bacterium, Vibrio fischeri, an immune protein called ‘macrophage migration inhibitory factor’ is the maestro of daily rhythms.

Source: ScienceDaily.com