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2024 · WOOL ISOTOPE TRIAL

A methane-linked isotope trace appeared in wool. Can fiber outlast breath?

In a 20-week controlled CSIRO trial, different methane-suppressing treatments were associated with different carbon-isotope signals in wool. The result still awaits larger-scale validation.

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