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Aylesworth Scholar Spotlight: Ashley Reaume Explores the Hidden World of Plankton Using Metabarcoding
When gazing up at the towering trees, it’s easy to perceive them as the sole “lungs of Earth”. However, microscopic marine plankton also play a vital role in oxygen production.