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Newly Discovered Oil-Eating Microbe Flourishing in Gulf

Aug 24th 2010 – 6:12PM
Science / AAAS / AP

Science / AAAS / AP

WASHINGTON (Aug. 24) -- A newly discovered type of oil-eating microbe is suddenly flourishing in the Gulf of Mexico. Scientists discovered the new microbe while studying the underwater dispersion of millions of gallons of oil spilled into the Gulf following the explosion of BP's Deepwater Horizon drilling rig. Science /...

Background on lawrence berkeley national laboratory

The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), is a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratory conducting unclassified scientific research.

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