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Can we harness bacteria to help clean up future oil spills?

  • Written by Nina Dombrowski, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Texas at Austin

In 2010 the Deepwater Horizon oil spill released an estimated 4.2 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico – the largest offshore spill in U.S. history. The spill caused widespread damage to marine species, fisheries and ecosystems stretching from tidal marshes to the deep ocean floor.

Emergency responders used multiple strategies to...

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