Oil-eating microbes found in the deepest part of the ocean could help clean up man-made oil spills

Apr 17, 2019

Oil glows off a member of the Sri Lankan coast guard as he removes oil from a beach after an oil spill in Uswetakeiyawa, Sri Lanka September 10, 2018. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte - RC1380BF3E40

Oil spills can have detrimental impacts on entire ecosystems. Image: REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

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