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This tiny organism can shrink to one quarter its size in milliseconds

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SignalsMonitor is following this as a technology story. ScienceDaily Technology and ScienceDaily Top News are the outlets attached to this story. The first report grouped here was at 19 Sept 2026, 11:39 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “This tiny organism can shrink to one quarter its size in milliseconds”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.

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A single-celled organism can shrink to one-quarter of its length in milliseconds using a remarkable calcium-powered protein “fishnet.” Scientists hope its unusual machinery could inspire artificial muscles capable of moving far faster than today’s designs.

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