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- 1Arctic Ocean bacteria may feed on acetone, study suggests●A type of Arctic Ocean bacteria may be using acetone to turn carbon into food
Researchers led by a Concordia University team report that a type of bacteria in the Arctic Ocean may use acetone to convert carbon into food, adding to what is known about how microbial life survives in cold, nutrient-poor waters. If confirmed, the finding would point to an unexpected chemical pathway in the Arctic carbon cycle and could inform models of how polar oceans respond to warming.