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A Closer Look (ft. Colleen Durkin) | Science Story

Dr. Colleen Durkin is a biological oceanographer at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, leading a team that studies how ocean biology regulates the ocean’s carbon cycle. She sees beauty in the nearly invisible organisms that play an essential role in each of our lives. When looking under a microscope at seawater, Durkin sees a "swirl of life," including phytoplankton, zooplankton, and waste products that serve as food for life in the deep ocean. She is part of the #OBVI #LivingBioreactors science team. During this expedition with Schmidt Ocean Institute and ‪@SchmidtSciences‬ Ocean Biogeochemistry Virtual Institute, Dr. Durkin and her colleagues are studying the gut microbiomes of vertically migrating animals and how these microbiomes affect carbon storage in the deep sea. Their research will be used to develop predictive models of the role of midwater organisms in the carbon cycle and to gain a better understanding of how climate change impacts the Ocean.