Putting Plankton in Perspective, from Sea to Sky

From the time he was 21 and working toward his Ph.D., Mike Behrenfeld has been observing phytoplankton -- floating ocean plants that have a global impact. Observing these tiny plants under a microscope, Behrenfeld discovered early on that how you set up an experiment matters.Researchers had previously observed that "fat and happy" plankton in a sterile laboratory dish suffer considerably when