Dr Johannes Rebelein, Emmy Noether research group leader at the Max Planck Institute in Marburg, characterised a bacterial enzyme that can convert carbon dioxide (CO2) into hydrocarbons. This unique natural mechanism could make the greenhouse gas usable for the production of sustainable chemicals, fuels or plastics. Rebelein has been awarded the 2024 Research Prize of the Association for General and Applied Microbiology (VAAM) for this discovery. The prize, for outstanding current work in the field of microbiology and endowed with 10,000 euros, was awarded by the VAAM at its annual conference in Würzburg on 2 June 2024.
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