Almost all living things breathe oxygen to eliminate the excess electrons produced when nutrients are converted into energy. However, most microbes that mitigate pollution and climate change don't have access to oxygen. Instead, these bacteria—buried und
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Cong Shen et al, A widespread and ancient bacterial machinery assembles cytochrome OmcS nanowires essential for extracellular electron transfer, Cell Chemical Biology (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2024.12.013