100 octillion prochlorococcus

[drstupid]

i ran across this fascinating article and had to share it. it turns out one of our favorite tank denizens actually plays an enormous role in our global ecosystem:

http://sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa022&articleID=0005BE47-0078-1FA8-807883414B7F0000

just something to think about the next time you're siphoning red slime and wondering where it could possibly all be coming from.