Scientists studying Arctic bacteria that naturally produce hydrogen as clean energy source
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Researchers led by Juan Galarza at the University of Oulu have collected deep-sea bacteria from Arctic cold seeps that naturally produce hydrogen as a metabolic byproduct, exploring whether these microbes could inform new methods for producing clean hydrogen fuel.
The bacteria are still being studied; this is early-stage research into a potential application, not a hydrogen production technology ready for deployment.
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