Happy International Microorganism Day! 🦠🌊
In 1986, scientists pointed a medical flow cytometer at ocean water. What looked like background noise in the data was actually Prochlorococcus—the most abundant photosynthetic organism on Earth, hidden in plain sight.
Our new film, THE TINIEST PLANKTON by Sharon Shattuck, follows biologists Penny Chisholm and Heidi Sosik as they reflect on this monumental discovery and how it reshaped our understanding of the ocean’s food web.
🎬 Catch the trailer below and set a reminder—the short film premieres next week on September 24!
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