Can Microbial Ecology Solve The Energy Crisis?
Sunday, July 13, 2008 - 10:42
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Nothing knows how to survive changes on Earth like bacteria. Microorganisms once reigned supreme on the Earth and they thrived by filling every nook and cranny of the environment billions of years before humans first arrived on the scene. Their ability to grow from an almost infinite variety of food sources may help bail out society from its current energy crisis, according to the Arizona State University Biodesign Institute's Bruce Rittmann, Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown, and Rolf Halden. Two distinct, but complementary approaches will be needed: Read More...
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