Bacteria Found in Nuclear Reactors Could Be the Secret to Faster, Cheaper Vaccines
The extremophile bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans was first discovered in 1956 at Oregon State University, where it was busy ruining a gamma ray experiment designed to sterilize a tin of ground meat. The sterilized" meat spoiled, thanks to D. radiodurans and its preternatural durability in the face of radiation: The...