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Published online 14 August 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news030811-6
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First ocean bacteria sequenced
Diminutive genomes hint at minimal DNA for photosynthesis.
Researchers have sequenced the first genomes of bacteria that live in the sea. The DNA readouts hint at the essential apparatus for photosynthesis and provide new insights into Earth's carbon cycle.
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