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alfreda89 ([personal profile] alfreda89) wrote2010-12-08 11:51 am
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Life imitates art....

In my SF novels, I have microbes that when irradiated eat heavier metals at a voracious rate. Well, these little guys are working under pressure and icy temps, but they're doing the job:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/dec/06/titanic-steel-bacteria-rusticles-pipelines

They LIKE iron!
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