New discovery reveals that ocean #algae unexpectedly help cool the Earth https://phys.org/news/2024-06-discovery-reveals-ocean-algae-unexpectedly.html #protists #microbes

Alternative #dimethylsulfoniopropionate #biosynthesis enzymes in diverse and abundant microorganisms https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-024-01715-9

"They identified the bloom-forming #Pelagophyceae algae as potentially abundant, important producers of a compound called #DMSP... this is the main source of a #climate active gas called #dimethylsulfide (#DMS), which is known as the smell of the seaside."