Uploaded May 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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Microscopic marine life and its outsized role in the ocean
Microbes and plankton may be small, but they have a big part to play in shaping our planet. The ocean’s smallest inhabitants form the base of marine food webs, help regulate global climate, and may hold the secrets to the origins of life on Earth. Join us as we explore “invisible” ocean life and its profound and far-reaching impacts.

SPEAKERS & HOST:
JULIE HUBER
Marine Microbiologist, WHOI
HEIDI SOSIK
Plankton Ecologist. Senior Scientist, WHOI
NINA YANG
Biological Oceanographer. Postdoctoral Investigator, WHOI
VERONIQUE LACAPRA
Ocean Encounters’ host. Director of Special Projects for Advancement, WHOI

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