An ultra-stable protein nanowire made by bacteria provides clues to combating climate change

Accelerated climate change is a major and acute threat to life on Earth. Rising temperatures are caused by microbes producing 50% of atmospheric methane which is 30 times more potent than CO2 at trapping heat. These elevated temperatures are also accelerating microbial growth and thus producing more greenhouse gases than can be used by plants. This weakens the Earth's ability to function as a carbon sink and further raises the global temperature.