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A bacterium that eats electricity to convert CO2 into methane

London, April 6 (ANI): A team of scientists has discovered a new bacterium that feeds on electricity and uses it to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) into methane, which could then be stored and burned when needed. According to a report in New Scientist, Bruce Logan's team at Pennsylvania State University in University Park discovered the bacterium. When living on the cathode of an electrolytic cell, the organism ... Full story