Breakthrough in climate research: US researchers discover CO₂-eating microbes. They identified bacteria that are able to transform carbon dioxide into rock.
The find could help reduce the effects of climate change. The research team has now applied for a patent for their results, which could influence further publications. It could also spur economic development through microbially accelerated carbon sequestration, said Bret Ling, a professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at South Dakota Mines. The National Science Foundation is funding the research.