Cuban scientists are working on developing oil-eating bacteria, Communist Party daily Granma reported.Biotechnology researchers with the Instituto de Oceanología are developing the product, called BIOIL-FC, just a concern in the United States is rising about planned offshore drilling in Cuba. A U.S. oil delegation visited Havana this month to be briefed about Cuban safety procedures regarding deep-sea drilling.">Cuban scientists are working on developing oil-eating bacteria, Communist Party daily Granma reported.Biotechnology researchers with the Instituto de Oceanología are developing the product, called BIOIL-FC, just a concern in the United States is rising about planned offshore drilling in Cuba. A U.S. oil delegation visited Havana this month to be briefed about Cuban safety procedures regarding deep-sea drilling.">

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Cuban scientists working on oil-eating bacteria

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  • 09 / 22 / 2011

Cuban scientists are working on developing oil-eating bacteria, Communist Party daily Granma reported.Biotechnology researchers with the Instituto de Oceanología are developing the product, called BIOIL-FC, just a concern in the United States is rising about planned offshore drilling in Cuba.

A U.S. oil delegation visited Havana this month to be briefed about Cuban safety procedures regarding deep-sea drilling. A Chinese-made platform is on the way to Cuba and expected to begin drilling for a Spanish-Norwegian-Indian consortium in the Florida Strait in December.

Also, researchers are systematically searching for marine organisms around Cuba’s coast with potential for medicinal use, the article said. The government is promoting the development of dietary supplements and natural medicine to substitute imports.

Source: www.cubastandard.com/2011/09/21/cuban-scientists-working-on-oil-eating-b...

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