Vital role for bacteria in climate-change gas cycle

Tuesday, March 30, 2010 - 07:00 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...

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