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🦠 Enzyme motif reveals how plastic-munching bacteria are evolving across the seven seas
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Enzyme motif reveals how plastic-munching bacteria are evolving across the seven seas
Deep within the world's oceans lurk marine bacteria armed with plastic-munching enzymes, their evolution seemingly sculpted by our synthetic castaways.

🌈 Bacteria spin rainbow-colored, sustainable textiles
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Bacteria spin rainbow-colored, sustainable textiles
In the future, clothes might come from vats of living microbes. Reporting in the journal Trends in Biotechnology, researchers demonstrate that bacteria can both create fabric and dye it in every color of the rainbow—all in one pot. The approach offers a sustainable alternative to the chemical-heavy practices used in today's textile industry.

Astronomers identified 26 new bacterial species in NASA's clean rooms where the Phoenix Martian lander was assembled and tested.
Among the most sterile environments on Earth, #extremophilic #bacteria resistant to chemical cleaning products and UV rays have been found there.
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Des bactéries inconnues résistent aux salles blanches de la NASA : 26 nouvelles espèces identifiées
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🚀 Rocket test proves bacteria survive space launch and re-entry unharmed
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Rocket test proves bacteria survive space launch and re-entry unharmed
A world-first study has proven microbes essential for human health can survive the extreme forces of space launch. The study has been published in npj Microgravity.

🔋 Feeding off spent battery waste, a novel bacterium signals a new method for self-sufficient battery recycling
https://phys.org/news/2025-10-spent-battery-bacterium-method-sufficient.html

Feeding off spent battery waste, a novel bacterium signals a new method for self-sufficient battery recycling
A unique bacterium that thrives in highly acidic environments feeds on spent battery "waste," making it a promising new method for self-sufficient battery recycling, according to new research from Boston College chemists.