Bioengineer iconBioengineerSep 24, 2026

Purple Bacteria From Vietnam’s Acid Sulfate Paddies Cut Methane by Up to 75 Percent

Rice paddies feed billions of people, but they also leak enormous quantities of methane into the atmosphere.

Purple Bacteria From Vietnam’s Acid Sulfate Paddies Cut Methane by Up to 75 Percent

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