Newly discovered cyanobacteria could help sequester carbon from oceans and factories

ScienceDaily
Oct 29, 2024, 12:08 pm129 pts
What if a microbe could help curb the climate crisis? Meet UTEX-3222, aka 'Chonkus,' a cyanobacterium discovered living in the volcanic CO2 seeps off the coast of Vulcano, Sicily. Chonkus is like other photosynthetic cyanobacteria in that it consumes CO2 and incorporates it into its cells. However, what sets…

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