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Rekayasa Bakteri Pemakan Minyak
 
Para ilmuwan bereksperimen untuk menciptakan mikrobakteri yang dapat "melahap" minyak.
Masih dibutuhkan penelitian lebih lanjut, tapi bila bakteri telah berhasil dikembangbiakkan, maka bakteri tersebut bisa dimanfaatkan untuk membersihkan tumpahan minyak mentah di sepanjang lepas pantai, tanpa ada risiko membahayakan lingkungan.
"Kami tengah menggali semua kemungkinan untuk mengoptimalkan bakteri. Pengelolaan tumpahan minyak ini bergantung pada tempat minyak berada. Sebab di Teluk Meksiko, di Alaska, atau di tempat-tempat lain, temperatur dan tingkat salinitas berbeda," Som Somasundaran, ilmuwan dari Universitas Columbia, menjabarkan.
Bakteri pun akan berguna untuk yang tersebar area di tanah rawa. "Untuk minyak yang tumpah di lahan berawa-rawa, harus diatasi dengan teknik khusus. Tak dapat dibakar. Tak dapat dibom, karena kita tidak ingin merusak rawa," kata Som lagi.
Menurut Kyriakos Papadopouls, Profesor Kimia dan Teknik Biomolekuler dari Tulane, yang menjadi pertanyaan juga adalah bagaimana kita mengatur supaya minyak bisa dibuang. (Sumber: National Geographic News)Â
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