Oil-hungry microbes aid spill cleanup

Thursday, August 5, 2010 - 12:35 in Earth & Climate

NEW YORK, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Among workers involved in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill cleanup will be some very tiny ones, U.S. researchers say -- microbes that love to munch on crude oil. Gulf of Mexico - Oil spill - United States - Petroleum - Environment

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