What tiny marine organisms eat can affect how the deep ocean stores carbon

The dietary preferences of bacteria that eat organic molecules called lipids can affect how carbon dioxide from the ocean’s surface moves to the deep ocean, where it can be sequestered away for hundreds of years, potentially affecting future climate…

​The dietary preferences of bacteria that eat organic molecules called lipids can affect how carbon dioxide from the ocean’s surface moves to the deep ocean, where it can be sequestered away for hundreds of years, potentially affecting future climate… The dietary preferences of bacteria that eat organic molecules called lipids can affect how carbon dioxide from the ocean’s surface moves to the deep ocean, where it can be sequestered away for hundreds of years, potentially affecting future climate…