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Chris works with methanotrophs - organisms that use methane as their source of carbon and energy. He travels to various locations to extract these organisms and then undertakes research to characterise them. He hopes his research will lead to greener fuel production.

Filmed at the Synthetic Biology Research Centre at the University of Nottingham.
http://sbrc-nottingham.ac.uk/

With thanks to the BBSRC and EPSRC

Filmed and edited by James Hennessy

The Test Tube (nottinghamscience) channel is produced by Brady Haran