Bacteria Collector Descends to Oxygen Minimal Zone (IMAGE)

Georgia Institute of Technology

Bacteria Collector Descends to Oxygen Minimal Zone

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A carousel of collecting tubes about four feet in length slide below the surface of the Pacific off the Mexican coast, on its way down 300 meters to the world's largest oxygen minimum zone.

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Dr. Heather Olins

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