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Published Date: July 13, 2026

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Uranium-Eating Bacteria Leave Just 5% of The Radioactive Metal in Toxic Mine Water, Scientists Discover

The first evidence that bacteria can convert toxic uranium dissolved in water into a stable chemical compound.

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