This news article was originally written in Spanish. It has been automatically translated for your convenience. Reasonable efforts have been made to provide an accurate translation, however, no automated translation is perfect nor is it intended to replace a human translator. The original article in Spanish can be viewed at Investigadores norteamericanos estudian una bactería que podría neutralizar residuos atómicos
American researchers are studying a bactería that could neutralize nuclear waste
19/03/2009
March 19, 2009
Researchers from Ohio State University (USA) being a common bacterium that 'breathes' toxic metals and then 'out them' purified. The bacteria could be used in future to refine nuclear weapons stored without output in the short term of toxic chemicals from decades ago, according to Europa Press. Using a unique combination of microscopes, American experts have been able to see how the bacteria 'shewanella oneidensis' literally dissolved metals to chemically extract oxygen. The study provides the first evidence of this bacterium directs their cell proteins towards their outer membrane to come into contact with the metal directly.
