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To: kormac who wrote (57961)	1/5/2000 10:13:00 PM
From: Roebear	Respond to of 95453

seppo, Thanks for the news. I've got a wash sale to deal with on OEI, hope I don't miss the boat! Roebear

To: kormac who wrote (57961)	1/6/2000 8:07:00 AM
From: Tomas	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 95453

Crude taste - The Globe and Mail, January 6 COLIN HASKIN Sources: CP, Reuters, New York Times, Agence France-Presse, New Scientist. Specially bred bacteria may help meet the world's long-term oil needs by purifying reserves of crude oil too heavy and impure to extract with conventional techniques, say scientists at Britain's Brookhaven National Laboratory. If injected directly into oil wells, the bacteria will remove up to half of such impurities as sulfur and nitrogen. The bacteria should also make the oil less viscous so that it is easier to extract, say Dr. Eugene Premuzic and Mow Lin. The bugs are not genetically engineered, but "natural." The researchers first collected a strain of bacteria that lives in hot springs. They then bred the bacteria for years in harsh laboratory conditions and selected the toughest as most likely to withstand the extreme temperatures and pressures in oil wells.