Cleaning up contaminated soil, a process called bioremediation, may one day be a routine job for bacteria. Bringing that possibility closer, researchers have completed the first field study of a bacterium that not only breaks down organic chemicals that contaminate soil but also lights up to indicate that it’s working.
Scientists at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville and Oak Ridge (Tenn.)
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