Extreme biology: can microbes clean up our nuclear waste?

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When:
July 4, 2013 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
2013-07-04T13:30:00+00:00
2013-07-04T15:00:00+00:00
Where:
The Royal Society
6 Carlton House Terrace, London, Greater London SW1Y 5AG
UK
Contact:
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Biology Environmental & Climate Science

As levels of nuclear waste continue to increase, could a humble microbe offer a solution to cleaning up radioactive environments? Join geomicrobiologist Professor Jonathan Lloyd to find out about an organism that has an unusual appetite for Uranium.

Professor Jonathan Lloyd is a Royal Society Research Fellow at the University of Manchester.