The Beauty of Bacteria

This article demonstrates how at one time we would use anything to get rid of the bacteria that clouded our house.  However, scientists are becoming aware that these bacteria might have a beneficial impact to us.  The article mentions how bacteria can do the same things that we create machinary to do for us.  Some example include "storing and converting energy, producing oxygen, neutralizing poisons and disposing wastes in life-sustaining ways"  (The beauty of Bacteria).  In one test that took place, a scientist by the name of Mr. Laarman used bacteria to light a lamp. This is possible since bacteria generates an anzymes reaction to take place.  Bacteria aslo functions as a decoradive item as well.  Many scientists protect bacteria to keep them around instead of desroying them.
This article relates to what we are studying as it has to do with bacteria cells.  The article talks about the impact that bacteria cells have in our world.  It discusses how we underestimated the beneficial factors of bacteria and mistook these cells as harmful cells.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/17/garden/bio-design-in-the-home-the-beauty-of-bacteria.html?ref=flowersandplants&_r=0