Outside the Euryarchaeota there is Isolation of a reducing methanogen
Researchers have discovered a novel gene that plays a key role in regulating the synthesis of methane. The gene, which encodes a variant of an enzyme known as M reductase, can be used to identify changes in the metabolic activity of the enzyme, they claimed. The researchers said they used the gene’s structure to study the expression of a novel M reductase gene.
Climate-warming pollution will be tracked by a new satellite
MethaneSAT, a satellite that detects methane emissions from oil and gas operations, was launched by Google and EDF on Friday in the US. MethaneSAT will create a global map of the emissions from the oil and gas industry. It will help regulators determine where there are leaks and reduce emissions, EDF added. MethaneSAT was built at an cost of $88 million.