Scientists aim to boost world energy supplies -- with microbes!
Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 13:48
in Physics & Chemistry
British and Canadian scientists expect to begin trials next month (May) to find out whether microbes can unlock the vast amount of energy trapped in the world's unrecoverable heavy oil deposits.
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