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The Very Hungry Microbes That Could, Just Maybe, Cool the Planet | They feast on bubbles of methane seeping out of the ocean floor. Could their appetites be harnessed to slow climate change? (www.nytimes.com)
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Mostly reminds me of this article about how zany ideas mostly are an indicator that we're no the wrong track

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[-] Dogyote@slrpnk.net 3 points 6 days ago

Don't methanotrophs convert methane into CO2?

Also they mention a bacteria that can eat CO2. That sounds more important. I wonder if it's only a cyanobacteria.

[-] silence7@slrpnk.net 2 points 6 days ago

Probably just another example of photosynthesis, yeah.

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