Microbial marvel: U.S. leverages bacterial breakthrough to challenge China in rare earths race. In a stunning revelation last week, U.S. researchers have identified a bacterial protein that could potentially end America’s dependence on imported rare earth elements critical for manufacturing everything from super magnets to smartphones. This discovery, made by scientists at Penn State University, … Continue reading A bacterium with exceptional properties inspires the United States in its economic war with China over rare earths