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Spanish Mother-Daughter Duo Uses Bacteria To Revolutionize Art Restoration Process

Spanish microbiologist Pilar Bosch discovered a unique intersection of her field and her mother’s expertise in art restoration while searching for a PhD topic in 2008. During this time, her mother, Pilar Roig, was faced with a challenging restoration project involving 18th-century paintings by Antonio Palomino in Valencia’s historic Santos...