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Bacteria Conquer the Next Extreme Environment: Your Microwave


The microbiome inside microwaves, which is resistant to radiation, is similar to that found on solar panels. Since the Industrial Revolution, microbes have steadily adapted to and colonized a range of new environments, such as marine oil spills, plastic debris in the oceans, industrial brownfields,

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