19 Jun 2007

Proteins Sweep up Nanoparticles

Here's a pollution-control tip from nature: Deep inside a flooded mine in Wisconsin, researchers from several institutions including the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have discovered a world in which bacteria emit proteins that sweep up metal nanoparticles into immobile clumps. Their finding may lead to innovative ways to remediate subsurface metal toxins........

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