Gene map reveals uranium-gobbling microbe’s secrets

Posted by tourdemars to Life on Mars at December 12, 2003 12:00 PM

A bacterium that can remove uranium contamination from groundwater may also be able to generate electricity, U.S. researchers said Thursday. Scientists who deciphered the gene map of Geobacter sulfurreducens say it has more than 100 genes that should enable it to make chemical changes in metals that would generate electricity.