The Conversation amplifies findings on cleanup potential of the bacteria
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The Conversation's social account promotes the research, framing the evolved bacteria as potential tools for remediating contaminated sites across the Rust Belt.
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“Decades of industrial pollution changed the bacteria living at a former Pittsburgh steel mill. Some evolved to break down toxic chemicals as food! Now scientists are studying whether those microbes could help clean up contaminated sites across the Rust Belt.”
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Catherine ArmbrusterAssistant Professor of Biological Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University
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Decades of industrial pollution changed the bacteria living at a former Pittsburgh steel mill. Some evolved to break down toxic chemicals as food! Now scientists are studying whether those microbes could help clean up contaminated sites across the Rust Belt. https:// theconversation.com/at-an-old-…