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Dispersed oil will degrade faster and that that is one of the positives here. it sound like a plus to me. but explain, explain what that may mean? >> thats the theory. that oil when it is broken up into gazillions of small pieces will be more available to microbes. two things really trouble me. one is that basically, why would you want few disperse the oil when, when except in very targeted areas, if there is a sensitive marsh or a rookery of some sort then you make the tradeoff. some things die...

For epa, and essentially all of them claimed to have efficacy on open water, and we could not get any of them to work. >> reporter: experts say that stimulating the naturally occurring microbes might be the best bet. give them a little fertilizer and they will treat the oil like an all-you-can-eat buffet. this beach is cleaned up, but as you can see, tar balls and stains are everywhere. this experts say is the kind of place where the bugs might work the best. suzanne. >> thank you. well, he is...

Immigration reform and taking jabs at republicans. john king is standing by with analysis. also, can hungry germs help to clean up the gulf of mexico? a look at oil-eating microbes. and bidding begins on nba superstar and free agent lebron james. we will look at how much he might be able to bring cash to all of those cities. some insurance companies seem to think so. [ whistle blows ] but 6 months later, when youve been broadsided by an suv, who do you call? not the name of the company, but ...

Occurring in the sound were used and they cleaned up the oil that could not be removed by hand or machines. >> give them what they are missing, and they suddenly go crazy and grow exponentially. >> reporter: but what about the ones grown in the labs? >> nature uses microbes to degrade petroleum, and i think that bp should, too. >> reporter: why isnt bp introducing them to give those in nature a little help? after days of asking questions, a unified command finally got back to us saying that micr...

Over 400 miles of shoreline has been hit with oil, but now some microscopic organisms may be called upon to fight the spill. our cnns john zarrella has the story. >> reporter: suzanne, we have not heard much about them to date, but there is a good chance as more beaches become soiled, we are all going to start hearing a lot more about bugs, microbes that literally eat oil. this is the gulf of mexico. did you know that there are bugs out there, yep, billions of them, and a lot of them like, no, l...

Were hearing not just from the bp executive, but also from the epa representative who kept talking about how perfectly safe the dispersant was. they knew this it wasnt apprifed in britain, they knew there had been barely any testing done. they were frustrated with the coast guard for reassuring they will again and again that microbes would eat the oil under the sea and it wouldnt be a problem. and what they were saying was stop feeding us a line. stop telling us well be made whole, that it will ...

Boats communicate with each other and with the coast guard so that the coast guard can direct them to where the oil is. shep? >> shepard: molly henneberg on a windy night in new orleans. monthly liberation thanks so much. scientists tell us the oil appears to be sucking the oxygen right out of the gulf just as so many predicted. in essence, suffocating the marine life there. experts have observed animals behaving strangely. in fact, on "studio b" today we spoke with an environmental reporter who...

Its unclear what the oil will do to the ecosystem and what that natural gas can do to it as well. >> so as you point out, there are concerns about the methane. so what are you hearing about the potential plan that they could do? >> reporter: yeah, you know, in terms of the methane, thats what a lot of the research is, to see what they can do. these little microbes, if you will, inside the water, small organisms essentially devour, they eat some of the oil. and if theyre suffocated by this methan...

What form is it in and how does it work? >> the form is a liquid form the mat, a stable concentration of the microbes, and application will depend on the site being remediated. in the case of coastal disaster or coastal contamination, the beaches will be consisteded of sand, different coarseness of sand. sometimes it will be shells. of sometimes it will get into the marsh lands like you see in louisiana. so the mode of application will depend upon site evaluation. in most case, it will be dispen...

Biotech nicks, and youve got a product, victoria, that you think can help the situation. describe it tore me. >> thats right. thank you for having us on the show today. osprey biotechnics business, our business is hydrocarbons from spills that found their way into soil and ground water. its an ancient technology, natures little house keepers, naturally occurring microbes that have been targeted from other contaminated sites over the years commercialized for industrial production, stabilized, and...