Microbial world's use of metals mostly unmapped
Monday, July 19, 2010 - 14:21
in Physics & Chemistry
Microbes boast a broader and more diverse array of metal-driven chemical processes than scientists imagined. In fact, most have yet to be discovered, according to a first-of-its-kind technique that catalogs all of the metals in a microbe. The method could lead to innovative clean energy and bioremediation technologies.