Mention bacteria and most people generally think of dirt and disease. Fair enough; bacteria cause cholera, strep throat, salmonella, and a host of other ailments we’d all rather avoid. Yet the vast majority of bacteria are harmless and some can actually become powerhouse cleaning agents.
In an interview hosted by the Energy & Biosciences Institute at Berkeley, Professor Martinez-Gomez discusses the underlying principles of her lab’s research as well as how women can make bigger impacts in STEM.
Dr. Martinez-Gomez describes her innovations at MSU in using naturally occurring microbes to protect and promote plant growth in an environmentally sustainable way.
Our technological devices are an essential part of our lives. The rapid advancement of technology has led to many challenges such as keeping up with production and appropriately disposing of these technologies. Using methylotrophs, we have found ways to extract these metals for both production and recycling of electronic waste.
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