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January 21, 2014

Poison-breathing bacteria may be boon to industry, environment
Athens GA (SPX) Jan 21, 2014
Buried deep in the mud along the banks of a remote salt lake near Yosemite National Park are colonies of bacteria with an unusual property: they breathe a toxic metal to survive. Researchers from the University of Georgia discovered the bacteria on a recent field expedition to Mono Lake in California, and their experiments with this unusual organism show that it may one day become a useful tool for industry and environmental protection. The bacteria use elements that are notoriously poisonous to h ... read more

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