Berkeley Pit water leads to scientific discovery by Andrea and Don Stierle

Organisms found in the Berkeley Pit’s toxic water are leading to a scientific breakthrough, according to two University of Montana professors who are former Butte residents.

Andrea and Don Stierle paired together two fungi taken from pit water in Butte. That pair produced a compound that has the ability to fight drug-resistant bacteria in a laboratory setting.

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