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Researchers are computationally investigating ways to rewire one of desalination's most useful tools: Bacteria. Bacteria as an environmental cleaning agent is based on the microorganisms' ability to sense its environment, consume pollutants, break them down and excrete different, less-harmful substances than the original contaminant. Directed bacterial responses, the researchers believe, could revolutionize bacteria-based environmental cleanup, modern desalination and a host of medical and industrial applications. [Source: National Science Foundation]
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