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Former U.S. Astronaut Jan Davis (Biology ‘75) is a veteran of three space shuttle flights and was the first female Tech alumnus to become an astronaut.

Diatoms Discovered to Remove Phosphorus from Oceans

Diatoms Discovered to Remove Phosphorus from Oceans

Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have discovered a new way that phosphorus is naturally removed from the oceans – its stored in diatoms. The discovery opens up a new realm of research into an element that’s used for reproduction, energy storage and structural materials in every organism.

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