Oil-eating bacteria make light work of heavy fuel

Eric wu submitted, created time 1 year 3 weeks (www.nature.com)

Researchers have worked out how natural bacteria deep within the Earth break down crude oil and produce methane. This knowledge could help with projects to encourage these bacteria to covert more oil, faster. And it could point towards a way to produce hydrogen — an even cleaner fuel — by using these natural fuel-processing plants.

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