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Scientists are using DNA to study ocean life and reveal the hidden diversity of zooplankton

  • Written by Ann Bucklin, Professor of Marine Sciences, University of Connecticut
Scientists are using DNA to study ocean life and reveal the hidden diversity of zooplanktonCopepod with eggs (blue). Copepods are typically just a few millimeters long, but are important food sources for small fish.NOAA

Marine zooplankton are tiny animals, roughly the size of insects you might see on a summer day, that drift with ocean currents. Many of them are lovely, but except for scientists who study them, few people are aware that...

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