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April 18, 2007
AUSTIN, Texas — A microscopic critter is being enlisted to safeguard buildings and other structures from the destructive power of earthquakes.
The microbe — a soil bacterium called Bacillus pasteurii — can trigger a chemical reaction through its metabolism that cements sand grains together.
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