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  • Bacteria that eats metal accidentally discovered by scientists

    07/16/2020 10:53:31 AM PDT · by BenLurkin · 29 replies
    CNN ^ | 07/16/2020 | By Amy Woodyatt
    California Institute of Technology (or Caltech) accidentally discovered the bacteria after performing unrelated experiments using a chalk-like type of manganese, a commonly found chemical element. Dr. Jared Leadbetter, professor of environmental microbiology at Caltech in Pasadena, left a glass jar covered with the substance to soak in tap water in his office sink, and left the vessel for several months when he went to work off campus. When he returned, Leadbetter found the jar coated with a dark material. Researchers discovered that the black coating found on the jar was oxidized manganese which had been generated by newly discovered bacteria...