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Organelles grow in random bursts

Eukaryotic cells -- the ones that make up most life as we know it, including all animals, plants and fungi -- are highly structured objects. These cells assemble and maintain their own smaller, internal bits: the membrane-bound organelles…

1,500 fish die as huge Berlin aquarium bursts

BERLIN: A giant aquarium burst in Berlin on Friday (Dec 16), sending a "tsunami" of water and 1,500 tropical fish gushing into a hotel lobby and spewing debris onto a nearby street. It remains unclear what caused the 14m-high cylindrical…