Bacteria eat greenhouse gas with a side of protein

Bacteria eat greenhouse gas with a side of protein With the ability to leech heavy metals from the environment and digest a potent greenhouse gas, methanotrophic bacteria pull double duty when it comes to cleaning up the environment. But before researchers can explore potential conservation applications, they first must better understand the bacteria's basic physiological processes. New research has identified two never-before-studied proteins, called MbnB and MbnC, as partially responsible for the bacteria's inner workings. http://ift.tt/eA8V8J