Biotechs Mine Bacteria for Industrial Use
“”The extremophile candidates are numerous. There’s Deinoccus radiodurans, dubbed Conan the Bacterium by its legions of fans because it withstands 10,000 times the amount of radiation that would kill a human. Found on radiated food, it has a unique ability to repair broken DNA.”"
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