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Scientists discover bacteria that lock toxic uranium into a stable form

ScienceDailySunday, August 9, 2026 at 11:30 AM

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Scientists discover bacteria that lock toxic uranium into a stable form
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Deep underground, bacteria may be capable of doing something remarkable: trapping toxic uranium before it spreads. When researchers fed microbes in uranium-contaminated mine water with glycerol, about 95% of the dissolved uranium disappeared within 130 days.

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Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product. Deep underground, bacteria may be capable of doing something remarkable: trapping toxic uranium before it spreads. When researchers fed microbes in uranium-contaminated mine water with glycerol, about 95% of the dissolved uranium disappeared within 130 days.

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Deep underground, bacteria may be capable of doing something remarkable: trapping toxic uranium before it spreads. When researchers fed microbes in uranium-contaminated mine water with glycerol, about 95% of the dissolved uranium disappeared within 130 days.

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