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Micro-metal management: Fellows Friday with Damian Palin

Biomineralogist Damian Palin (watch his TED Talk) collaborates with bacteria to mine valuable minerals from desalination brine, the toxic byproduct of desalinating seawater — creating wealth from...

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8 talks about harnessing the power of bacteria for good

Teen scientists Miranda Wang and Jeanny Yao share an incredible use of bacteria — for breaking down the pthalates in plastic. Photo: James Duncan Davidson When you think of bacteria, the word ‘heroic’...

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TED Fellow Tal Danino programs bacteria to detect and treat cancer – and make...

Did you know that bacteria can be programmed as though they were computers? Bioengineer and artist Tal Danino is working out how to instruct bacteria to enter cancerous tumors — where it can detect...

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