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ELECTRIC MUD INDICATES A DESIGNER/CREATOR DID IT.

Bacteria in mud samples fashioned into microbial fuel cells generate enough electricity to power a toy car.
Threads of electron-conducting cable bacteria can stretch up to 5 centimeters from deeper mud, where oxygen is scarce and hydrogen sulfide is expected, to surface layers richer in oxygen. The discoveries are forcing researchers to rewrite textbooks; rethink mud bacteria’s role in recycling key elements such as carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus; and reconsider how they influence aquatic ecosystems and climate change. Scientists are also pursuing practical applications, exploring the potential of cable and nanowire bacteria to battle pollution and power electronic devices (see sidebar below). “We are seeing way more interactions within microbes and between microbes being done by electricity,” Meysman says. “I call it the electrical biosphere.”
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