Genetically engineered vibrio natriegens bacteria efficiently biosorbs and purifies rare earth elements

https://phys.org/news/2023-12-bacterium-big-impact-rare-earth.html

"eco-friendly... changed the genome of Vibrio natriegens with plasmid MP6, which introduces errors into genome and screened mutants for increased biosorption of rare earth elements... results highlight just how many genes likely contribute to biosorption as well as the power of random mutagenesis in identifying genes of interest and optimizing a biological system for a task,.. cheaper, since no need to purify proteins... smartphones, computers, electric cars, and wind turbines"