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August 17, 2006 8:52 PM

Bacteria Roll Out Carpet Of Goo That Converts Deadly Heavy Metal Into Less Threatening Nano-spheres.This microbe joins another reported not too long ago. We certainly could use their help.
posted by owhydididoit (9 comments total)

I'm all for covering Metallica with bacterial goo, but I'd hardly call them threatening.
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 9:13 PM on August 17, 2006

no?

posted by owhydididoit at 9:24 PM on August 17, 2006

Look, I just watched the Heavy Metal video with Kelly Clarkson's non-threatening nano-spheres. Isn't this a double post?
posted by bradth27 at 9:43 PM on August 17, 2006

btw, it is an interesting article, even if the title is over the top
posted by owhydididoit at 10:08 PM on August 17, 2006

Really interesting article. Wonder if it would help the Chernobyl clean up mess?
posted by nickyskye at 10:27 PM on August 17, 2006

nickyskye writes "Wonder if it would help the Chernobyl clean up mess?"

The uranium dioxide would still be radioactive, it just wouldn't migrate thru ground water as easy.
posted by Mitheral at 7:00 AM on August 18, 2006

It wouldn't migrate at all after becoming insoluble. It seems like that would make it easier to clean up. It's interesting how some of our worst messes are not such a big deal for the microbes.
posted by owhydididoit at 8:15 AM on August 18, 2006

I wonder if they’ll whip that out at WIPP.
posted by Smedleyman at 1:23 PM on August 18, 2006

I'm all for covering Metallica with bacterial goo, but I'd hardly call them threatening.

Dude, maybe somebody unleashed the bacterial goo on them after And Justice For Alll...!

It's all so clear now...
posted by jonmc at 1:41 PM on August 18, 2006