Hydrogen-powered symbiotic bacteria found in deep-sea hydrothermal vent mussels
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - 21:30
in Physics & Chemistry
While intensive research efforts have gone into developing ways to harness hydrogen energy to fuel our everyday lives, a natural example of a living hydrogen-powered 'fuel cell' has gone unnoticed. Researchers have now discovered hydrogen-powered symbiotic bacteria in deep-sea hydrothermal vent mussels.