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Sterling Ericsson

Asbestos has long been the retroactive bane of building constructors and environmental engineers alike, due to contamination and spread.

Now, University of Pennsylvania scientists have found that extremophiles such as D. palaeochoriense are able to break down the iron in asbestos through anaerobic respiration and reduce its toxicity massively.

journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/a

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