Shewanella oneidensis has been studied and used for the biodegradation process in wastewater treatment because of its excellent extracellular electron transfer properties. In this work, we engineered ...

Some bacteria eat sugar. Some survive in boiling acid. And now, apparently, some breathe electricity like they’re powering ...

A growing body of scientific work is revealing a remarkable feature of certain microbes. They can “breathe” in a way that produces electricity instead of relying on oxygen, suggesting unusual survival ...

Dr. Yu is a distinguished scientist at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). She was trained as a physical chemist and kineticist at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. She did her ...

† Research Centre for Radwaste Disposal and Williamson Research Centre for Molecular Environmental Science, School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, The University of Manchester, ...