Color-coded bacteria can spot oil spills or leaky pipes and storage tanks
Thursday, September 11, 2008 - 04:49
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 at the Society for General Microbiology's Autumn meeting being held this week at Trinity College, Dublin.
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