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Penny Chisholm: The tiny creature that secretly powers the planet
About this film
Oceanographer Penny Chisholm tells the story of a tiny ocean creature you've probably never heard of: Prochlorococcus, the most abundant photosynthetic species on the planet. A marine microbe that has existed for billions of years, Prochlorococcus wasn't discovered until the mid-1980s — but its ancient genetic code may hold clues to how we can reduce our dependence on fossil fuels.
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TED.com
Subjects
Tedtalks;TED;Talks;microbes;oceans;climate change;biology;bacteria;biodiversity;microbiology;ecology;nature;natural resources;science;TED2017;2018
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