Bacteria can be taught to synthesize almost anything, from concrete and hydrogen to insulin and endorphins. They live everywhere, from the walls of nuclear reactors to our intestines. Microbes evolve: they cease to be sensitive to antibiotics.
That is why microbiology is the most promising science of our century. The film "Living with Bacteria. Notes on Microbiology" tells three stories of Russian scientists-microbiologists.
The heroes try to create ecologically pure fuel, look for a way to overcome global warming and go to the Caucasus in search of lactic acid fermentation bacteria.