Summary: Scientists have tested bacteria that help clean up oil spills. They mimicked the tides, the temperature, and a lot of other factors, and they have decided that this bacteria needs encouragement to thrive, and break down the oil.
Connection: this article related to the unit because we studied about bacteria and how it is sometimes used to help fix natural disasters.
http://phys.org/news/2014-03-super-bacteria-oil.html
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How are bacteria "encouraged" to thrive?
ReplyDeleteWhat are the "other factors"? And how did they affect the bacteria?
ReplyDeleteWho were the scientists that found this bacteria?
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