Scientists discover bacteria that help with nuclear waste clean-ups

[caption id="attachment_826815" align="aligncenter" width="600"] This is the first time scientists have found bacterium that essentially breathes uranium and renders it immobile.[/caption] American scientists at Rutgers University have isolated a microorganism that may hold the key to cleaning up polluted groundwater at...

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