Three-year ocean voyage discovered thousands of new, unfamiliar viruses
Pirates and storms on the open seas couldn’t stop these scientists. Over the course of three and a half years, researchers traveled the world in a boat named Tara, gathering genetic information belonging to more than 35,000 plankton species that were largely unknown to humanity. By sampling viruses, microbes, fish larvae, and other microscopic organisms at depths of up to 6,561 feet, marine biologists produced the most comprehensive catalog of ocean plankton to date.
Source:: The Verge
