‘Ship goo’ was found oozing out of a University of Minnesota Duluth research vessel’s rudder shaft. DNA sequencing revealed it was a previously unknown microbe species. It seems to thrive in a warm, oxygen-free environment. Read the full story by the Duluth News Tribune.
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