University of Tennessee Knoxville professor and Goodrich Chair of Excellence in Civil Engineering Frank Loeffler and his co-authors published new research on the environmental impacts of "forever chemicals" in Nature Microbiology. Their study uncovered that bacteria incorporate polyfluoroalkyl carboxylates—a type of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)—into the molecules that make up their cell membranes.

University of Tennessee Knoxville professor and Goodrich Chair of Excellence in Civil Engineering Frank Loeffler and his co-authors published new research on the environmental impacts of “forever chemicals” in Nature Microbiology. Their study uncovered that bacteria incorporate polyfluoroalkyl carboxylates—a type of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)—into the molecules that make up their cell membranes.

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  • Kowowow@lemmy.ca
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    3 months ago

    I remember seeing something under a microscope that had spiky armour apparently made from silicon, the has to be some advantage to be gained with a teflon coating