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Tag: bioremediation

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Do microbes prefer biodegradable plastic?

Posted on November 3, 2025October 31, 2025 by Madeline Taylor

Researchers found that microbes living on biodegradable plastics have more genes for plastic degradation than those living on traditional…

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    Fungi may be able to help clean up polluted water

    Posted on November 24, 2020December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

    Human activities such as coal mining and processing can cause high levels of selenium contamination, which can be harmful to human health.…

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