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How Deep Sea Bacteria Could Help Solve Climate Change
2015-10-24 02:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inquisitr: Scientists may have a new weapon against CO2 buildup and the struggle against climate change -- deep sea bacteria. One rare bacterium can change industrial CO2 into chalk with the help of human scientists. It may not be a silver bullet, but perhaps it could be one more tool to keep future temperatures down. It`s called Thiomicrospira crunogena, or T-Cru for short, and it produces an enzyme called carbonic anhydrase. That substance reacts with water to convert CO2 into bicarbonate -- which can...
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