Could bacteria clean up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill? - Homework Help

Could bacteria clean up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill?
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Q. Some time ago there were exciting reports of a much vaunted oil-eating bacterium that would solve the ecological damage caused by spillage. What's happened to these critters, and why haven't they been used in the Gulf of Mexico?

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