The Australian Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology will begin studying ways bacteria could be used to turn waste from green-house gases into less damaging waste products.
Dr Esteban Marcellin from the A-I-B-N will join researchers from Australia, the US, and Denmark in a large scale study which will investigate genes from the acetogen (Aye-set-oh-jen) bacteria.
Researchers hope that understanding the bacteria’s metabolism will help to develop technologies that can convert C02 waste into useful biofuels.