Gluttonous Microbes Devour Gulf Oil

Meera Dolasia
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:11:58 -0700

Not too long ago it seemed that the Gulf oil spill nightmare would never end - All of BP's efforts to stop the leak kept failing and even after they succeeded, experts fretted about the clean-up and the impact on the region's wildlife. Now, it seems nature has joined us in our clean-up efforts in the form of a gluttonous oil-eating bacteria.