Like ancient mariners, ancestors of Prochlorococcus microbes rode out to sea on exoskeleton particles

ScienceDaily
May 11, 2023, 8:45 pm76 pts
Throughout the ocean, billions upon billions of plant-like microbes make up an invisible floating forest. As they drift, the tiny organisms use sunlight to suck up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Collectively, these photosynthesizing plankton, or phytoplankton, absorb almost as much CO2 as the world’s…

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