Oil-eating microbes give clue to ancient energy source
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - 11:42
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Microbes that break down oil and petroleum are more diverse than we thought, suggesting hydrocarbons were used as an energy source early in Earth's history, scientists heard today (Wednesday 10 September 2008) at the Society for General Microbiology's Autumn meeting being held this week at Trinity College, Dublin...
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