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News Release 06-048
Scientists Discover Interplay Between Genes and Viruses in Tiny Ocean Plankton
Finding leads to new conclusions about marine environment
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Ocean viruses appear to play a role in the genetic diversity of Prochlorococcus, the sea's most abundant plankton species.
Credit: Claire Ting, Department of Biology, Williams College
Scientist Erik Zinser collects Prochlorococcus plankon in the Atlantic Ocean.
Credit: Zackary Johnson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology