NEWS FROM THE FUTURE: Life’s a gas no longer
Methane-eating microbes threaten natural gas reserves
16 April 2024 - 05:00
Dateline: April 12 2030
When climate concerned biochemists were looking for ways to reduce potent greenhouse gasses, they developed bacteria that could curtail methane emissions by consuming the gas as food. A start-up backed by Whole Foods was soon at work, cleaning up pollution at dairy farms and producing organic fertiliser as a byproduct. ..
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