<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/how-iron-man-bacteria-could-help-protect-the-environment.aspx" dsn="blogs"><homehero>true</homehero><unit>Alumni,Faculty &amp; Staff,Research,College of Natural Science,Microbiology</unit><pubDate>01/08/2021</pubDate><title>How 'Iron Man' bacteria could help protect the environment</title><description><p>Michigan State University researchers, lead by microbiologist Gemma Reguera, show how microbes stand up to a toxic metal, opening the door for applications in recycling and remediation. Their results were recently published in the journal, Frontiers in Microbiology.</p></description><author/><hero-image><img src="https://natsci.msu.edu/sites/_natsci/cache/file/7ED8DEEF-0F7D-41E9-AB9F43C336E10999_newsarticlehero.jpg" alt="Hero image"/></hero-image><image><img src="https://natsci.msu.edu/sites/_natsci/cache/file/7ED8DEEF-0F7D-41E9-AB9F43C336E10999_medium.jpg" alt="Hero image"/></image><tags><tag>Geobacter</tag><tag>biotechnology</tag><tag>cobalt</tag><tag>environmental protection</tag><tag>faculty</tag><tag>microbes</tag><tag>research</tag></tags></item>