Abigail Fitzgibbon

PUBLICATIONS

• FEATURED · Nature Biotechnology · 2026 · CLIMATE · MITIGATION

  Engineered bacterial siderophore production accelerates rock weathering for carbon removal

  Neil C. Dalvie, Amogh P. Jalihal, Abigail Fitzgibbon, Jan-Tobias Böhnke, Mohammed Hijaz, Quincey A. Justman, Steven J. Davis, Pamela A. Silver, Michael Spring

  We show that bioengineered marine bacteria can dissolve olivine 2.6x faster, creating alkalinity that pulls carbon dioxide from air. But in the pilot testing climate benefits are largely offset by the additional nutrients required.