Using microbes to battle pollution
The ability of bacteria to remove pollutants from soil, water, mine waste and other environments could be supercharged by a ‘friendly’ compatible virus, according to a […] The post Using microbes to…
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Plastic pollution is among the gravest environmental crises facing humanity. Plastic production since 1950 has exceeded 8,300 million metric
Mongabay·1d agoMicroplastic pollution accelerates antibiotic resistance in bacteria, studies show
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