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Francois Ribalet, a research associate professor at the University of Washington's School of Oceanography, holds a vial of Prochlorococcus on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)
Francois Ribalet, a research associate professor at the University of Washington's School of Oceanography, holds a vial of Prochlorococcus on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)
The SeaFlow, a custom-built flow cytometer developed by University of Washington researchers, which uses lasers to detect Prochlorococcus, sits in a lab on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)
The SeaFlow, a custom-built flow cytometer developed by University of Washington researchers, which uses lasers to detect Prochlorococcus, sits in a lab on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)
Francois Ribalet, a research associate professor at the University of Washington's School of Oceanography, pulls a vial of Prochlorococcus on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)
Francois Ribalet, a research associate professor at the University of Washington's School of Oceanography, pulls a vial of Prochlorococcus on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)
Francois Ribalet, a research associate professor at the University of Washington's School of Oceanography, works atop a SeaFlow, an instrument used to detect Prochlorococcus, in his Seattle lab Friday, Sept. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)
Francois Ribalet, a research associate professor at the University of Washington's School of Oceanography, works atop a SeaFlow, an instrument used to detect Prochlorococcus, in his Seattle lab Friday, Sept. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)
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