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May 19, 2024
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Ultraviolet Radiation Gives Microbes Mixed Messages

Ultraviolet rays from the sun may be disrupting the natural ecology of the waters of Antarctica’s Southern Ocean. A research team, led by a scientist from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, is taking a close look at the effects that excess UV radiation at the cellular level to see what it means for marine ecosystems and the regional food web.

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