654676 external_news 1642788227 1642788227 Between the low supply of, and high competition for, some key nutrients like nitrogen in the open ocean, scientists have puzzled over the vast diversity of microbial species found there. Researchers from 13 institutions show that time of day is key, according to a study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution. Georgia Tech collaborators for the study include Joshua Weitz, Professor and Tom and Marie Patton Chair in the School of Biological Sciences; Daniel Muratore, a doctoral candidate in the Quantatative Biosciences program, and Rogelio Rodriguez-Gonzalez, a graduate student in the School of Biological Sciences. 

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