Comments on: Bacteria could power tiny robots

Microbe that releases electrons as a waste product someday could fit in a fuel cell.

[dondarko]

Stupid idea...

Lets see...Battery breaks down, leaks bacteria. User gets sick. Environment gets poisoned even more. The way it is going it wouldn't surprise me if they come up with a nuclear battery. Then users can have their own mini armaggedon when that thing blows up. It is all nonsense.

[marcel4056]

Supid idea....? No.

alrighty,

A>We're talking about a bacterium that requires metals (undoubtedly, a constant supply of them) for energy production. Now, you may eat nail, but generally the human gut doesn't tend to be a very good storehouse for metal ions. So we probably don't have to worry about human infection.

B> It clearly states in the article that these bacteria are found in soil and water. So your point about a leak causing environmental contamination seems a little far-fetched.

C> A commercially available bio-battery like this would more than likely involve the use of lab strains of bacteria that are specially designed to survive in the battery (this would probably also be required for patenting). So even if a large amount of this bateria contaminated the environement, their metabolic processes would probably be altered so much that it'd be like throwing a kitten into a razor-blade shower.

sincerly,
Marcel

p.s. pwned!

You're a dumbass

I assumed people reading the news at Cnet had some semblance of intelligence. Silly me, you are obviously retarded. just because its bacteria, doesnt mean its harmful to humans or the environment. These bacteria break down waste products such as waste water or metals. You even have bacteria in your intestine. So if we are all lucky that bacteria will make you sick and you can have a mini armaggedon in your bowels.

[ntnair]

Bacteria to Power

I believe in the power of scientific community. The world today around us, if ticking well(or otherwise,), it is because of the visionaries who think differently. Let us encourage them to come up with sustainable, environment friendly systems more in number and quality
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