RPT-The DNA of oil wells - U.S. shale enlists genetics to boost output
March 28, 2017 at 07:00 AM EDT
HOUSTON, March 28 (Reuters) - A small group of U.S. oil producers has been trying to exploit advances in DNA science to wring more crude from shale rock, as the domestic energy industry keeps pushing relentlessly to cut costs and compete with the world's top exporters.