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Bacteria Make Thrift a Habit, U-M Researchers Find
August 25, 2010
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Aug. 25 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release:

In these lean times, smart consumers refuse to pay a lot for throwaway items, but will shell out a little more for products that can be used again and again. The same is true of bacteria and other microbes, researchers at the University of Michigan have learned.

These organisms "spend" more on proteins that will be used and recycled internally than on proteins that a . . .

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