The nitrogen cycle in the oceans may need a rethink. It seems that the ability to transform N2 gas to a biologically available form may be much more widespread than has been assumed.
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Fuhrman, J., Capone, D. Nifty nanoplankton. Nature 412, 593–594 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/35088159
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