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The Fascinating Uranium(92)-Eating Microbes of Königstein

 
Deep inside the flooded tunnels of the Königstein uranium mine in eastern Germany, a hidden biological revolution has been unfolding in silence. For decades, the toxic legacy of mid-century industrial mining left vast subterranean reservoirs heavily contaminated with heavy metals, presenting environmental engineers with a daunting task: how to prevent tons of radioactive, soluble uranium from migrating into adjacent regional...

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