Everything you wanted to know about microbes and oil spills but were afraid to ask

Thursday, February 17, 2011 - 14:20 in Biology & Nature

Is it true that microbes cleaned up the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? Can bacteria really "eat" oil, and if so, how? To help clear up the confusion the American Academy of Microbiology has brought...

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