Biomineralization
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from gr. bíos (βίος), meaning “life,” and “mineral”
A biological process through which living organisms produce, deposit, or control the formation of mineral materialsinside or outside their bodies.
This process enables the formation of structures such as bones and teeth in vertebrates, shells in mollusks, and calcareous skeletons in corals.
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Credits and acknowledgments
Special thanks to Damiano Furlan and Domenico Marchitelli for creating the slides.