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Arctic Ocean bacteria may feed on acetone, study suggests
Original: 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.
Why now: A newly published study from Concordia University is drawing attention to an unexpected survival mechanism in Arctic marine microbes.
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Evidence
- A type of Arctic Ocean bacteria may be using acetone to turn carbon into food · Science X
- A type of Arctic Ocean bacteria may be using acetone to turn carbon into food · Phys.org
- A type of Arctic Ocean bacteria may be using acetone to turn carbon into food · Concordia University
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