A type of bacteria that eats natural gases may provide a small defence against leaks such as BPs Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2010 and curb global warming, a scientific report said on Monday. The study identified a strain of microbe able to grow on both methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, and propane. Both are found in unrefined natural gas and scientists had previously thought that bacteria could only grow on one or the other
Posted on: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 06:16:38 +0000
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