Cheap electricity to come from germs? - 25/05/2011
As many energy comparison customers are aware, the UK is in need of finding new sources of cheap energy.
Now scientists at the University of East Anglia may have hit upon a way to generate electricity from bacteria.
A study shows how bacterial cells can transfer electrical charges, meaning researchers could find ways to 'tether' bacteria to electrodes.
Dr Clarke of the university's School of Biological Sciences commented: "This is an exciting advance in our understanding of how some bacterial species move electrons from the inside to the outside of a cell."
He added: "Identifying the precise molecular structure of the key proteins involved in this process is a crucial step towards tapping into microbes as a viable future source of electricity."
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