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Viruses invade the Tech Review 35

Discover Tim Lu's MIT profile, a TR35 innovator using viruses to tackle harmful biofilms in factories and HVAC systems.

ByCarl Zimmer
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I've contributed my first article to Technology Review--a short profile of Tim Lu of MIT, one of TR's 35 innovators under 35. Lu is engineering viruses to attack biofilms--not just the ones that make us sick, but the ones that gum up factories and HVAC systems. Elegant and practical at the same time. Congratulations to all the winners!

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