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In the US LanzaTech uses bacteria to convert CO into aviation fuels and chemicals used in products ranging from laundry detergents to perfumes. UK company CyanoCapture is using cyanobacteria to produce biological oils and biomass. Medicinal microbes Microbes could also have a multitude of other environmental benefits besides their carbon capture potential study for example they could help revive dying honeybee populations.
Pollinator populations are steadily declining worldwide and the US saw its highest ever yearly loss rate for honey bee colonies between and . Read more Can we save the bees that feed the world Microbiologist Brendan Daisley from the University of Guelph in Mobile App Development Service Canada set out to combat this insect apocalypse by developing probiotics that boost the health of bees.

Just like humans bees have a microbiome and a healthy balance of microbes in their gut is essential for their overall health. Studies show that pesticides and antibiotics are harming the microbiota of bees impacting their health. This is also affecting crop production and food supply warns Daisley. It is a cascading effect he says. According to a study a lack of bees is already limiting the supply of certain crops including apples blueberries and cherries in US states.
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