Water 'microhabitats' in oil show potential for extraterrestrial life, oil cleanup
Pullman WA (SPX) Aug 08, 2014 - An international team of researchers has found extremely small habitats that increase the potential for life on other planets while offering a way to clean up oil spills on our own. Looking at samples from the world's largest natural asphalt lake, they found active microbes in droplets as small as a microliter, which is about 1/50th of a drop of water. "We saw a huge diversity of bac ... more

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