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Post by account_disabled on Dec 24, 2023 8:57:44 GMT
A study outlining the results will be published later this year. Scientists discovered a type of cyanobacteria that eats CO astonishingly quickly off near Sicily Credit Getty Images Scientists discovered a type of cyanobacteria that eats CO astonishingly quickly off the coast of a volcanic island near Sicily Credit Getty Images Cyanobacteria are a type of bacteria that use photosynthesis to obtain energy capturing carbon in the process and the new strain is one of the fastest growing cyanobacteria ever reported says Tierney. He describes cyanobacteria as natures little alchemists as they absorb large amounts of CO and can convert it into useful resources such Mobile App Development Service as fuels or biodegradable plastics. Early data showed this new strain generated more biomass than the other fastest growing strains out there says Tierney. As it grows denser and heavier the microbe sinks in the water which helps it sequester the CO it absorbs he says. The carbon capture potential of cyanobacteria is already widely studied. What makes this discovery truly remarkable is the fact that the cyanobacteria strain can absorb CO at such a rapid rate says Helen Onyeaka an industrial microbiologist and associate professor at the University of Birmingham in the UK. While rapid COconsuming microbes have been researched this particular strains absorption rate seems unparalleled she says. A living database This year Tierney and his team have also travelled to the Rocky Mountains in Colorado in search of more carbongobbling microbes.
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