IN A NUTSHELL 🔬 Gluconobacter oxydans is engineered to extract rare earth elements and capture carbon dioxide efficiently. 🌿 This microbe enhances natural carbon capture processes by up to 58 times, transforming rocks into long-term CO₂ storage. 🧬 Genetic tweaks increase the microbe’s acid production, boosting rare earth extraction efficiency by 73 percent. ⚙️ Supported … Continue reading “Superbug Breaks the Rules of Nature”: This Engineered Microbe Extracts Rare Earths and Eats Carbon Straight From the Atmosphere