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4863

Bon appetit termites

Termites and cows are among the living beings that produce the greatest amount of methane. A team of scientists decided to find out how and why.
They cultivated the bacteria responsible for this process and are using them to improve the methanisation of effluvia from wastewater treatment plants. Bacteria thus become our allies in the fight against greenhouse gases...

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00:05:00

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HD

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Color

Sound

Sound

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French

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HD

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