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Bacterial 'Conversations' Have Impact on Climate
Description: It's wondrous how the vast and the infinitesimal combine to make our planet work. Scientists at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have found that bacteria in the ocean, gathering in sort of "microbial block parties," communicate and cooperate with each other to have a significant impact on how carbon dioxide is transferred from the atmosphere to the deep sea. [Source: WHOI Oceanus]
URL: http://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/viewArticle.do?id=69706
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Source: WHOI Oceanus
Publish Date: 3/5/2010
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