Pass gas like a kangaroo?

[debgeisler]

That's what Australian scientists are apparently trying to do with cows and sheep -- get them to pass gas like a methane-free kangaroo, according to The Age:

AUSTRALIAN scientists are trying to give kangaroo-style stomachs to cattle and sheep in a bid to cut the emission of greenhouse gases blamed for global warming, researchers say.

Thanks to special bacteria in their stomachs, kangaroo flatulence contains no methane and scientists want to transfer that bacteria to cattle and sheep who emit large quantities of the harmful gas.

Via boingboing.net.