Prochlorococcus phytoplankton, this single-celled ocean-dwelling organism, forms the “invisible pasture of the sea” that may be responsible for life as we know it on Earth. Photo by Anne Thompson, Chisholm Lab, MIT

Prochlorococcus phytoplankton, this single-celled ocean-dwelling organism, forms the “invisible pasture of the sea” that may be responsible for life as we know it on Earth. Photo by Anne Thompson, Chisholm Lab, MIT