On a humid September morning, Scott Gifford slides on his knee-high neoprene boots and starts sloshing through the shallow waters of Morgan Creek in Chapel Hill. To most people, the creek looks calm and familiar. But Gifford sees something else entirely: a microscopic world teeming with life. Every liter of water on Earth contains more than a billion bacterial cells. Though unseen, these microscopic organisms help regulate ecosystems, influencin…
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