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Microorganisms one part of the solution to energy problem, says report

The answer to one of the world's largest problems -- the need for clean, renewable sources of energy -- might just come from some of the world's smallest inhabitants -- bacteria -- according to a new report, Microbial Energy Conversion, released by the American Academy of Microbiology

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