New Source of Natural Fertilizer Discovered in Oceans
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New findings suggest that the deep ocean is teeming with organisms that produce essential natural fertilizers. A National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded research team led by Jonathan Zehr, a marine scientist at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has discovered a previously unknown type of photosynthetic bacteria that fixes nitrogen, converting nitrogen from the atmosphere into a form other organisms can use.
Date:
August 8, 2001
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National Science Foundation (U.S.). Office of Legislative and Public Affairs.
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