Bacteria use caffeine as food source

Tuesday, May 24, 2011 - 16:30 in Biology & Nature

A new bacterium that uses caffeine for food has been discovered. The bacterium uses newly discovered digestive enzymes to break down the caffeine, which allows it to live and grow.

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