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Supplying Safe Drinking Water: The first caffeine-‘addicted’ bacteria
Category: Science & Medicine
Duration: 00:00:00
Publish Date: 1969-12-31 18:00:00
Description: Some people may joke about living on caffeine, but scientists now have genetically engineered E. coli bacteria to do that — literally. Their report in the journal ACS Synthetic Biology describes bacteria being “addicted” to caffeine in a way that promises practical uses ranging from decontamination of wastewater to bioproduction of medications for asthma.
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