Vital role for bacteria in climate-change gas cycle
Monday, March 29, 2010 - 19:42
in Physics & Chemistry
Isoprene is a Jekyll-and-Hyde gas that is capable of both warming and cooling the Earth depending on the prevailing conditions. It is an important industrial gas, necessary for the manufacture of important compounds such as rubber and vitamins, but very little is known about how isoprene is cycled in the environment.