All posts by Sara Molinari
Genetically engineered bacteria make living materials for self-repairing walls and cleaning up pollution
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. With just an incubator and some broth, researchers can grow reusable filters made of bacteria to clean up polluted water, detect chemicals in the environment and protect surfaces from rust and mold. I am a synthetic biologist who…