Sunday, 21 September 2014

Boosting armor for nuclear-waste eating microbes

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Boosting armor for nuclear-waste eating microbes
East Lansing MI (SPX) Sep 18, 2014 - A microbe developed to clean up nuclear waste and patented by a Michigan State University researcher has just been improved. In earlier research, Gemma Reguera, MSU microbiologist, identified that Geobacter bacteria's tiny conductive hair-like appendages, or pili, did the yeoman's share of remediation. By increasing the strength of the pili nanowires, she improved their ability to clean up ... more


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