All Lars Blank articles
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NewsBacterium yields secrets of how it produces ‘organic dishwashing liquid’ to degrade oil
The marine bacterium Alcanivorax borkumensis feeds on oil by producing an ’organic dishwashing liquid’ which it uses to attach itself to oil droplets. Researchers have now discovered the mechanism by which this “organic dishwashing liquid” is synthesized.
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NewsMicrobes producing PolyP could cut EU reliance on phosphate rock imports
Use of microbes to produce polyphosphate could help to reduce EU reliance on imports of phosphate rock in the future, according to a team from RWTH Aachen University. Head of microbiology Professor Lars Blank said the EU is currently buying phosphate rock from Morocco to produce fertilisers and polyphosphates ...