Sent 12 April 2019. Part of Little Blue Letter.

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Novel genes from deepsea organisms could be the source of the next generation of antibiotics
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  • Why scientists are putting a telescope on the bottom of the ocean
  • Not good: "plankton communities are rapidly transforming under the weight of warming seas, potentially spelling trouble for all manner of marine life and the health of the planet at large".  
  • 7 Striking Maps that Visualize the Human Footprint
  • Orcas bite great white sharks near their pectoral fins and then squeeze their livers out through the wounds, "like squeezing toothpaste."
Gifs of the week
Curated this week by Glen Wright. Glen is a researcher studying marine governance, the high seas, and ocean energy. He is a drinker of tea, lover of the sea, and an Oxford comma user. Glen recently published Academia Obscura: The Hidden Silly Side of Higher Education.
 

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