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Tag: geobacter

Waste Management

Microbial “sponge” capable of soaking up uranium

August 16, 2021, 3:03PMRadwaste Solutions
(Source: Screen shot from YouTube video)

While it has been known for decades that bacteria known as Geobacter could clean up uranium waste, researchers at Michigan State University recently uncovered the biological mechanism behind the bacteria’s ability to do it.

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