The headline, while accurate, doesn't really describe the breakthrough here.
In itself, it's not surprising that sunlight, hydrogen from water and CO2 could be put together to make biomass. That's pretty much what plants (and many natural bacteria) do already.
The novel aspect of these bacteria is that they apparently do the job 10x more efficiently than natural organisms.
In itself, it's not surprising that sunlight, hydrogen from water and CO2 could be put together to make biomass. That's pretty much what plants (and many natural bacteria) do already.
The novel aspect of these bacteria is that they apparently do the job 10x more efficiently than natural organisms.