Ocean microbes - plankton, algae, diatoms, bacteria, viruses (phages) - are a critical part of the carbon cycle of the ocean. Until recently, they were not very well understood. Some great articles on the same: https://mitei.mit.edu/news/ocean-microbes-display-hidden-talent-releasing-countless-tiny-lipid-filled-sacs http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_bacteriophage#cite_note-pmid17853907-11
Month: November 2014
Impacts of Climate Change
Imagine 6 kids in a group with a cake to share. The ring leader is older, stronger and eats more of the cake. The others know that equality dictates they should get equal shares, or at least shares depending on their sizes but lack the strength to back up feeble words of protests. Now imagine …
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