Monday, 15. December 2003
Topic: NEWS english - on December 15, 2003 at 8:23:50 AM CET
Uranium bug has power potential
US scientists have decoded and analysed the genome of a bacterium which could help clear up radioactive waste and possibly even generate electricity.
The Geobacter species has genes that allow it to convert uranium and other radionuclides dissolved in water to solid compounds that can be extracted.
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