Little bacterium may make big impact on rare-earth processing

A tiny, hard-working bacterium — which weighs one-trillionth of a gram — may soon have a large influence on processing rare earth elements in an eco-friendly way.

​A tiny, hard-working bacterium — which weighs one-trillionth of a gram — may soon have a large influence on processing rare earth elements in an eco-friendly way. A tiny, hard-working bacterium — which weighs one-trillionth of a gram — may soon have a large influence on processing rare earth elements in an eco-friendly way.