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Stuck in the middle : research explains how thin layers of tiny organisms form at sea; work could help predict harmful algal blooms like red tide

Location: Cambridge, United States

Not far beneath the ocean's surface, tiny phytoplankton swimming upward in a daily commute toward morning light sometimes encounter the watery equivalent of Rod Serling's Twilight Zone: a sharp variation in marine currents that traps...

Genes from bacteria found in animals

Location: Hutchison Hall 306, Rochester, NY 146273, United States

Some insects and roundworms pick up DNA from bacteria living within their cells, new research shows.

The DNA transfer occurs in the animals' egg cells, so the genetic modification passes between generations. The mechanism therefore...