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Next-Gen Biofactories: How Tiny Bacteria Could Revolutionize the Materials We Use Every Day


ETH researchers have modified certain bacteria with UV light so that they produce more cellulose. The basis for this is a new approach with which the researchers generate thousands of bacterial variants and select those that have developed into the most productive. Materials researchers at ETH

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