Scientists discover enzyme that can turn air into energy, unlocking potential new energy source

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5. This is an unbelievably poor title for what is supposed to be science...

...journalism.

One wonders if the journalist ever took a physics class not so remedial as to not include the first law of thermodyamics.

Anyone who has utilized "Atlas Shrugged" as a soporific will recognize a similar claim made for a putative "discovery" by the main character in the book - this involving "static electricity in the air" to power locomotives. This demonstrated conclusively that the book was low quality science fiction, written by a fairly ignorant kook, but the fact that people took this trash seriously has caused huge problems for humanity. This outcome suggests to me another way that the failure to understand on a simple level the laws of thermodyamics can lead to the pursuit of very bad ideas.