William Cochlan, San Francisco State University (IMAGE)

San Francisco State University

William Cochlan, San Francisco State University

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SF State researcher William Cochlan examines phytoplankton cells using an inverted microscope at the University's SF State's Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies. His latest study finds that nitrogen in ocean waters -- regardless of the source of nitrogen -- fuels the growth of this toxic phytoplankton species.

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Chris Ikeda/SF State

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