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Uranium Eating Bacteria Help Cold War Cleanup

Posted by timothy on from the until-they-awaken-and-attack-us dept.

Shipud writes "Scientists from UMA have used metal-metablozing bacteria, Geobacter, to "eat" uranium. The uranium is converted from a soluble form to an insoluble one, thus preventing water contamination. Cold-war era uranium processing has left many contaminated sites in the US, and worldwide. Details are here."

2 of 51 comments (clear)

  1. faggots by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I drink out of toilets

  2. In Soviet Russia... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    In Soviet Russia the Uranium eats the bugs.