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Summary
Bacteria invisible to the naked eye produce vast quantities of methane each year--400 million metric tons. In his Perspective, Ferry discusses the microbial ecology that produces this gas and the crystal structure of the key enzyme in its synthesis--methyl-coenzyme M reductase, as reported in this issue by Ermler et al .
