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1. Where Do Ocean Microbes With Nitrogen-Breathing Superpowers Live?

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Zakem, Emily J, Lauderdale, Jonathan M, Follows, Michael J, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Zakem, Emily J, Lauderdale, Jonathan M, and Follows, Michael J

Abstract

All animals, including you, need oxygen to breathe. Many kinds of tiny microorganisms (microbes) also need oxygen. But some microbes have a superpower: they can breathe a different element called nitrogen! This means they can live in areas where there is no oxygen. But where are these areas? We wanted to figure out where these superpowered nitrogen-breathing microbes live in the ocean. In this article, we describe how we found a new way to estimate these areas. We made a map of the world that points out the areas in the deep ocean where nitrogen-breathing microbes are likely to live. Our work will help us to understand the role that nitrogen-breathing microbes play in the regulation of Earth’s climate.

Published
2023

2. Where Do Ocean Microbes With Nitrogen-Breathing Superpowers Live?

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Zakem, Emily J., Lauderdale, Jonathan M., and Follows, Michael J.

Subjects
General Medicine
Abstract

All animals, including you, need oxygen to breathe. Many kinds of tiny microorganisms (microbes) also need oxygen. But some microbes have a superpower: they can breathe a different element called nitrogen! This means they can live in areas where there is no oxygen. But where are these areas? We wanted to figure out where these superpowered nitrogen-breathing microbes live in the ocean. In this article, we describe how we found a new way to estimate these areas. We made a map of the world that points out the areas in the deep ocean where nitrogen-breathing microbes are likely to live. Our work will help us to understand the role that nitrogen-breathing microbes play in the regulation of Earth’s climate.

Published
2022

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