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Inside The Lab Growing Mutant Bacteria To Terraform Earth
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Matthew Ponsford
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Scientists in Barcelona are experimenting with gene-edited bacteria to help restore arid soil and combat desertification. By subjecting microbes to extreme environmental stress, researchers hope to create organisms capable of terraforming inhospitable landscapes.
Increasing desertification now means large parts of Earth are becoming inhospitable. Can gene-edited bacteria save our planet from drying out?
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