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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Sometimes the virus to microbial cell (VMR) ratio can be skewed naturally during a (for example) burst of viruses from a bacterial cell. This transmission electron micrograph from a seawater sample off the southwest coast of Norway illustrates a high VMR as a result. (Credit: Willie Wilson, Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science)
