Eat CO2 and produce methane
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March 3, 2008, 11:00 am
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: bacteria, biofuel, CO2, Craig Venter, methane, natural gas
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: bacteria, biofuel, CO2, Craig Venter, methane, natural gas
The objective for the genetically modified bacteria which are currently a major project of the Craig Venter lab is for the bacteria to “eat CO2 and produce methane“. If they manage to develop these bacteria to consume CO2 on a larger scale, they could help not only to reduce the overproduction of CO2 but also to serve as biofuel factories.
Read the full story on Yahoo news: Famed geneticist creating life form that turns CO2 into fuel
Illustration: Natural gas production by country, wikipedia
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