by jamess
I hate to be a fearmonger (really I do). I'm a fact-driven guy, on most occasions. But this new plan on the Bio-drawing boards, has me a little worried. Especially considering the "kitchen sink" approach, that has been taken so far, to help "disperse" the mess in the Gulf ... If only this tale was from 'The Onion' ... Microbes developing appetite for oil Evolugate seeks approval to use its life forms to help clean up the Gulf oil spill. By Anthony Clark, Business editor, gainesville.com -- Monday, June 7, 2010 A Gainesville startup company is developing "designer microbes" specially tailored to the Gulf oil spill in hopes of helping cleanup efforts. Evolugate LLC has developed a technology to speed the process of evolution in microbes used to create biofuel and to control insects. In recent weeks, it has turned its attention to cleaning the Gulf oil spill. [...] Once the microbes are ready, Evolugate will need approval from the Environmental Protection Agency. Well, at least, the EPA will need to give the Green Light first ...
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