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Readers discuss an unsung scientist, a mutant bacterium named Chonkus, Science News' new look

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Margaret S. Collins was the first Black female entomologist in the United States to earn a Ph.D. A marine cyanobacterium dubbed “ Chonkus ” stores plenty of carbon and sinks rapidly in liquid.

The timescale of carbon cycling in the ocean can vary depending on many factors, including the depth of the water.

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