Cleaner Tech
A Drug for Cows Could Curb Methane Emissions from Meat and Dairy
A Boston-based startup is developing a vaccine it says can reduce methane emissions from livestock.
A vaccine could be distributed through existing agricultural supply channels.
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The methane emitted by burping cows, sheep, goats and other livestock does more short-term damage to the climate than the world’s passenger vehicles, by some estimates. A Boston-based startup says its new vaccine could take a big bite out of their emissions
Ag-biotech company ArkeaBio says its drug targets methane-producing microorganisms that live in animals’ saliva and digestive tracks. As of now, it’s still in early stages and will be at least 2.5 years before it could be on the market.