Colorful bacteria could spot oil spills: scientist
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - 18:21
in Physics & Chemistry
LONDON (Reuters) - A new technique using bacteria that lights up so it is easy to spot could help better detect pollution from oil spills and other environmental leakage, researchers in Switzerland said on Thursday.
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