In a study published in Nature Communications, a research group led by Prof. Deng Dehui, Assoc. Prof. Cui Xiaoju, and Prof.

Nivedita Roy, oil and gas analyst at GlobalData, said: “Acetic acid, commonly referred to as ethanoic acid, is an important chemical reagent that finds wide applications across multiple ...

The so-called "cyborg" bugs produce acetic acid, a chemical that can then be turned into fuel and plastic. In lab experiments, the bacteria proved much more efficient at harvesting sunlight than ...