Color-coded bacteria can spot oil spills or leaky pipes and storage tanks
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - 23:21
in Earth & Climate
Oil spills and other environmental pollution, including low level leaks from underground pipes and storage tanks, could be quickly and easily spotted in the future using colour coded bacteria, scientists heard today (Thursday 11 September 2008) at the Society for General Microbiology's Autumn meeting being held this week at Trinity College, Dublin.