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You Can Thank Phytoplankton For Your Life

"Diatoms aren’t just beautiful, they’re essential to life on earth. Phytoplankton produce 40 to 60 percent of the oxygen we breathe, and in the ocean they are the base of the food web." - excerpt from article at KQED Science.

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