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Published online 8 October 2001 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news011011-3

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Bugs offer power tips

Chemists copy bacterial tricks for making clean fuel.

Bacteria are teaching chemists their tips for creating lean, green fuel. US researchers have developed a catalyst based on a bacterial enzyme that converts cheap acids to hydrogen, the ultimate clean power source.

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