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Greenhouse Gases

Arkea Bio aims to cut cattle methane emissions with vaccine

by Matt Blois
December 15, 2022 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 100, Issue 44

 

Arkea Bio has raised $12 million in seed financing from Breakthrough Energy Ventures to develop a vaccine that will reduce methane released by cattle, which accounts for about 6% of global greenhouse gas emissions. The company says a methane vaccine could be integrated into existing farming practices. Separately, DSM has started construction on a facility in Scotland that will produce 3-nitrooxypropanol, a methane-reducing feed additive for cattle.

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