Caffeine-‘Addicted’ Bacteria Offer Applications In Medicine, The Environment And More
Some people may joke about living on caffeine, but scientists now have genetically engineered E. coli bacteria to do that – literally. Their report in the journal ACS Synthetic Biology describes bacteria being “addicted” to caffeine in a way that promises practical uses ranging from decontamination of wastewater to bioproduction of medications for asthma
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Caffeine-‘Addicted’ Bacteria Offer Applications In Medicine, The Environment And More
April 1, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: coli-bacteria, from-decontamination, genetically-engineered, journal, oncalldietitian.com, people-may, promises-practical, synthetic, synthetic-biology, the-journal, uses-ranging
