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After Years Long Oceanic Expedition Scientists Discover Unknown Genes
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22.05.2015
A scientific expedition on board the schooner TARA, set out to map the biodiversity of a wide range of planktonic organisms across the world's oceans.
They collected 35,000 samples and have since begun sequencing 40 million genes not yet described by science.
A group of studies exploring sea life and it's interaction with the environment using Tara Oceans expedition data found that plankton, which form the base of the oceanic food web, are more sensitive to global warming-related changes in the oceans than previously thought.
The expedition collected small zooplanktonic animals in the Indian Ocean.
They also carried out a health check on coral ecosystems.
In total 102 sites were studied off the coasts of Djibouti, Saint Brandon, Mayotte, and the Gambier Islands.
They collected 35,000 samples and have since begun sequencing 40 million genes not yet described by science.
A group of studies exploring sea life and it's interaction with the environment using Tara Oceans expedition data found that plankton, which form the base of the oceanic food web, are more sensitive to global warming-related changes in the oceans than previously thought.
The expedition collected small zooplanktonic animals in the Indian Ocean.
They also carried out a health check on coral ecosystems.
In total 102 sites were studied off the coasts of Djibouti, Saint Brandon, Mayotte, and the Gambier Islands.
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