Robotic laboratory monitors bacteria at undersea mound in Southern California

The Environmental Sample Processor (ESP) proved its versatility once again during the summer of 2010, when it detected bacteria at an undersea methane hydrate mound off the coast of Southern California. The movie describes the ESP and this specific expedition. The (Environmental Sample Processor (ESP) is a robotic biochemistry lab that can be placed in the ocean to analyze genetic material or other organic compounds created by microorganisms in seawater. After performing these analyses, the ESP can send the