'Living material’ could clean up contaminated water (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

'Living material’ could clean up contaminated water

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UC San Diego researchers have developed a "living material," made of a natural polymer combined with genetically engineered bacteria, that could offer a sustainable and eco-friendly solution to clean pollutants from water.

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David Baillot/UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering

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