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£13m for UK first 'superhero' micro-organism flagship
Researchers from 10 universities are to advance functions of micro-organisms – said to have ‘superhero’ qualities that will help tackle pollutants – via a new research centre being established at Cranfield University. Tackling environmental pollutants and waste using microbes, the new centre is being established with £13 million of funding from UK Research and Innovation’s Technology Missions Fund and support from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council .
Source: businessweekly.co.uk
