The bacteria, once released into a damaged area, procreate and spread into the cracks—and then die. But don't be sad—in their wake, they leave behind calcium carbonate corpses as strong as the original concrete. And don't worry—the researchers were canny enough to design the bacteria to know when their work is done, so they don't run amuck and cover the world in concrete:
The bacteria also contains a self-destruct gene that keeps it from wildly proliferating away from its concrete target, because a runaway patch of bacterial concrete that continued to grow despite all efforts to stop it would be somewhat annoying
Yes, annoying is right—or like something out of a very dull horror movie.
33 comments:
lol, imagine a bread cologne of those things.... LOL
That's really cool, especially if it substantially cuts down on road repair costs and blocking off sections for days/weeks.
wow, this sounds like a great invention, no more huge bumps in the road
That is really interesting! Who knew that bacteria could be so useful outside our bodies?
This sounds nice. No more huge-ass potholes after winter.
awesome post no more cracks!
certainly cut down costs on taxpayer money. finally scientists report something useful.
Neat if they could fix bone like this.
awesome stuff. interesting to see what comes from this.
I wonder how it smells :U
finally my bike won't be mad
I can see this causing an episode of the twilight zone
BackFilla?
Seriously, that's the best thing they could come up with for that little fella.
I want to slap whoever came up with that name.
wow man thats amazing
This has the potential to solve a lot of problems, especially if its cost effective.
Ouch I hurt my leg..... Plug it with bacteria!
isnt it a sort of rubber?
concrete bacteria? woah.
That is pretty damn cool. I wonder how much it costs to accomplish though?
very interesting man..:)
This looks amazing! Very great info
good news
hope that thing dosnt make any sound
that would be a savior
i like your posts very much..:)
so much potential!
This could actually save a lot of tax payers money. Very cool.
Ive also heard about using fast growth of bacteria to be used for getting energy. Pretty good use of the microorganisms.
Hey it's willy wonka and his everlasting gobstopper come to life.
nice post dude
this is incredible..hopefully cheap as well
I dunno if I exactly want concrete corpse forming bacteria in the hands of construction workers ;_;
if this can repair cracks and other problems on the freeways for less than it already does to replace, refill, and re-asphalt, more power to them
Bacteria being used to clean oil spills, fix concrete, is there anything they can't do?
This is brilliant. Instant repairs will never be the same.
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