Sigma B army capable of more than just fighting stress

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Doctoral candidate discovers many new functions for well-known stress protein.

How bacteria become resistant to antibiotics

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Point mutations benefit bacteria but are slow to occur.

Bacteria in groundwater can break down pesticides

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Proper environmental conditions for this decomposition are absent, however.

Bacteria reclaim metal from waste

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Microbiologist Martijn Diender is fighting waste streams with bacteria.