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ISU researchers explore cool uses for heat-loving bacteria: Bugs that live in geothermal areas could help clean up contamination

November 1, 2005 /

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Idaho State University researchers are studying how single-celled bacteria living in Pacific Northwest geothermal areas may eventually be used to assist in the cleanup of metal contamination, nuclear waste and other hazardous materials.

“We’re just trying to take advantage of what nature already offers by using microbes to clean up hazardous waste,” said Timothy Magnuson, ISU biology assistant professor. “The geothermal features of this region are potential ‘gold mines’ to be explored for utilizing and understanding these organisms.”

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