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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Hi Melissa;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>While I expect there are multiple agencies working on the same
angle, the one I am most familiar with is Craig Venter in the US.
Here are some links to articles discussing his activities.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><a
href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/06/engineering_bacteria_hydrocarbons.php">http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/06/engineering_bacteria_hydrocarbons.php</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><a
href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/06/craig-venter-interview.php">http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/06/craig-venter-interview.php</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><a
href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/02/craig-venter-fuel-co2-ted-conference.php">http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/02/craig-venter-fuel-co2-ted-conference.php</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>His approach is more concerned with creating fuels via bacterial
action, while this Canadian concern is more directly targeting sequestration of
CO2 via bacterial mechanisms.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><a
href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/02/canadian_compan.php">http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/02/canadian_compan.php</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Arran<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> discuss-bounces@ghgnetwork.org
[mailto:discuss-bounces@ghgnetwork.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Melissa Jackson<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 15 July 2008 3:36 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> discuss@ghgnetwork.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [GHG Network] Bacteria absorbing CO2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dear
All,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Is
anyone aware of any work to develop bacteria which would absorb/fix CO<sub>2</sub>
? </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The
starting point for the query was the ability of marine bacteria to absorb CO<sub>2.
</sub>And am interested on whether this is being looked at to be cultured in
lab prototypes or even with a view to industrial scale production.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><sub><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></sub></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Any
guidance or references would be appreciated.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Kind
regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:navy'>Melissa Jackson</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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color:navy'>Industry Policy Analyst</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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