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The search is on for the best way to remove oil from the Gulf of Mexico. Bacteria that live in the ocean are effective at clean-up, but some companies are developing “super bacteria” to try to speed up the process.
The search is on for the best way to clean up oil in the Gulf of Mexico. Some companies want to release trillions of “super bacteria” into Gulf waters to eat the oil at a rapid pace. University of Louisville microbiologist and oil spill remediation expert Ronald Atlas talks with host Jeff Young about how likely this strategy is to succeed.