Bill Gates, who continued to deal with charity works after he retired from the business world, signed a strange job. Gates decided to invest in Rumin8, an Australian-based company that works to regulate the digestive systems of herbivorous animals. With this move, Gates will support the work done. It may sound like a joke, but Rumin8 works to prevent animals from burping and passing gas.
Herbivorous animals are at the center of discussions due to the methane gas they occasionally release into the nature. As a matter of fact, this is not wrong. Herbivorous animals such as cows, goats and deer release a large amount of methane gas due to their digestive systems. There is even some scientific research on it. According to studies conducted in the USA, 37 percent of methane gas emissions in the country originate from livestock. A huge 86.2 percent of this is due to cattle. Of course, this statistic does not mean that it is necessary to kill animals to avoid global warming.
Bill Gates decided to invest in a company that was trying to overcome this exact problem!
Rumin8 thinks a synthetic version of red seaweed would reduce the amount of methane gas released by cattle. According to the company, synthetic food reaching the digestive system will inhibit the enzymes that cause methane formation, thus reducing methane emissions. Actually, this approach is correct. Because similar studies have been carried out before and it has been seen that the methane gas released by the animals has decreased. However, the cattle did not accept the feed because they did not like the salty taste of the seaweed. Rumin8 is also trying to improve the taste of bait.
Rumin8 recently raised $12 million in its investment round. A certain part of this money was also given by Bill Gates. In the statement made by General Manager David Messina, it was not disclosed how much money Gates gave, but it was stated that he was satisfied with the support. David Messina also said that the laboratory work was going well and that they were very close to realize the project they were working on.
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