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Methane-consuming bacteria brews biodegradable plastic, can offer low-cost production
Scientists are exploring a bacteria that consumes methane to produce biodegradable plastics. Called Methylocystis ...
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Microbes Were Once Responsible for the Biggest Mass Extinction Ever Experienced by Earth, Claim Researchers
Microbes Were Once Responsible for the Biggest Mass Extinction Ever Experienced by Earth, Claim Researchers For most people, microbes are associated with diseases, but a team of researchers says these ...
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Microbes can capture carbon and degrade plastic — why aren’t we using them more?
Interventions involving bacteria or fungi could help to sequester greenhouse gases, create more sustainable products and ...
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From pollution to polymer: Methane-munching microbe brews biodegradable plastic at high speed
Genome analysis and protein modeling reveals Methylocystis suflitae's high-efficiency methane-to-PHA conversion (11.90 mg PHA ...
When a 1-in-100-year flood washed through the Coorong, it made the vital microbiome of this lagoon healthier
You might know South Australia's iconic Coorong from the famous Australian children's book, Storm Boy, set around this ...
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How to scientifically suppress cattle burps
It’s widely known that cattle burps are a major contributor to global warming. The main culprit is methane, a greenhouse gas by-product of the fermentation processes in a bovine’s rumen, its ...
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Sustained Biogenic Production of Coal-Bed Methane. School of Energy Resources Consortium Seed Money Request. Co-PI. Liquid and Gas Transport in Subbituminous Coals: The Effects of Bubble Nucleation, ...
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Researchers aim to cut greenhouse gas emissions from cow belches
Researchers are working on a way to dramatically reduce the methane gas that cows burp out, in the hope that it can help mitigate global warming. The National Agriculture and Food Research ...
Irish dairy and beef sectors have the tools to tackle methane emissions
Methane is an immensely challenging problem for the Irish dairy and beef sectors, but science is providing the means – mainly through new feed additives and breeding techniques – to reduce associated ...