Bioremediation – I had heard this word before but never really understood what it meant. An article in today’s New York Times gave me a great practical example and piqued my curiosity even further.
So what is bioremediation?  This page on the Cornell University website breaks it down (pun intended):
“Remediate” means to solve a problem, and “bio-remediate” means to use biological organisms to solve an environmental problem such as contaminated soil or groundwater.
The article in today’s Times focuses on how a town in California’s Mendocino County will be the first to attempt …read more