“These microscopic titans create proteins called enzymes
that can digest just about anything, including radioactive material. There are
germs that eat gasoline an diesel fuel, or neutralize some of the most powerful
plastic explosives. Other bacteria quickly evolve to safely eat foods made with
genetically modified organisms (GMO) that were originally designed to kill
them. A new species of bacteria that eats iron was recently found on the
Titanic, two and a half miles under the oceans surface. Named Halomonas
Titanicae, it was discovered by scientists from the Ontario Science Center,
Dalhousie University in Nova Scota and the University of Deville. Within the
chemistry of these bacteria lie secrets that researchers can study, synthesize,
and ultimately put to use in everything from rust prevention on oil rigs,
pipelines, and ships to the clean-up of toxic waste.”
The book focuses on biomimicry and how it can be used to our advantage in the modern world to solve current crisis.
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