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Party-going Phytoplankton Swim Their Way to Social Mixer after Social Mixer: A Study
Once thought to be passive drifters unable to defy even the weakest currents, phytoplankton, it turns out, can in most cases swim - an activity they perform in order to optimize light exposure, avoid predators and even move closer to their peers. Now, adding to this niche body of research, scientists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Oxford University have shown that the mobility of phytoplankton also helps them determine their fate in ocean turbulence.
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