Capturing bacteria that eat and breathe electricity
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Re: Capturing bacteria that eat and breathe electricity
#2The author did an incorrect job of dumbing down the subject matter, but still, seems like neat research.
I assume they are talking about geobacter, but they didn't say so.
Re: Capturing bacteria that eat and breathe electricity
#3The author did an incorrect job of dumbing down the subject matter, but still, seems like neat research. I assume they are talking about geobacter, but they didn't say so.
This is a blog post about research that was done, if you look at the actual journal article (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S037877531...) it has actual information.
Re: Capturing bacteria that eat and breathe electricity
#4Only tangentially related:
Does anyone know if any labs are attempting to produce new antibiotics by exposing antibiotic resistant bacteria to fungi, or other bacteria?
Re: Capturing bacteria that eat and breathe electricity
#5Only tangentially related: Does anyone know if any labs are attempting to produce new antibiotics by exposing antibiotic resistant bacteria to fungi, or other bacteria?
I know there's a lot of research into using phages as an antibiotic.
Re: Capturing bacteria that eat and breathe electricity
#6Only tangentially related: Does anyone know if any labs are attempting to produce new antibiotics by exposing antibiotic resistant bacteria to fungi, or other bacteria?
I know there's a lot of research into using phages as an antibiotic.
True, yes, I’m aware of that to some extent.
I’m thinking along the lines of putting natural selection against itself.
Re: Capturing bacteria that eat and breathe electricity
#7Only tangentially related: Does anyone know if any labs are attempting to produce new antibiotics by exposing antibiotic resistant bacteria to fungi, or other bacteria?
Yes there's a lot of research into that in The Netherlands:
https://www.brounslab.org
Re: Capturing bacteria that eat and breathe electricity
#8So...in the future, when we can harness bacteria for our mobile/fuel cells, will we simply call these devices BACtteries?
(You see what i did there? And, yes, I'm a father, so am compelled to pump out silly jokes. ;-)
Re: Capturing bacteria that eat and breathe electricity
#9Only tangentially related: Does anyone know if any labs are attempting to produce new antibiotics by exposing antibiotic resistant bacteria to fungi, or other bacteria?
Yes this process is called "drug discovery"/"development" and more specifically "drug screening". Typically new antibiotics are developed vs resistant bacteria because that's clinically relevant.
"In the pipeline" blog https://blogs.sciencemag.org is a really good intro to the field
Re: Capturing bacteria that eat and breathe electricity
#10So...in the future, when we can harness bacteria for our mobile/fuel cells, will we simply call these devices BACtteries? (You see what i did there? And, yes, I'm a father, so am compelled to pump out silly jokes. ;-)
As a father, I approve. Have an upvote.