Unveiling the Role of Ancient Microbes in Regulating Important Metals in the Environment
In a groundbreaking new study, scientists have discovered that ancient microbes could have played a key role in the environment’s ability to store important metals. Researchers from the University of Leicester, in collaboration with researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, have discovered that microbial communities could have been responsible for the storage of metals in the environment for between 700 million and 1 billion years. The findings could have implications for our understanding of the environment, and the management of metals in it.
source: Phys.org