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A research team has discovered that marine microbes are adapted to very narrow and specialized niches in their environment. This may explain why so few of these microbes-usually less than 1%-can be grown for study in the laboratory. By utilizing new genetic tools, the researchers' new ability to read and interpret genetic information from the remaining 99% will be pivotal in detecting and mitigating the impact of human activities in the ocean. [Source: Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences]
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