BiologyApril 1, 2018
Tiny Creatures, Part Plant and Part Animal, May Control the Fate of the Planet
Mixotrophs, tiny sea creatures that hunt like animals but grow like plants, can change everything from fish populations to rates of global warming
Stories by Aditee Mitra
Aditee Mitra specializes in mixotroph and zooplankton research and is a plankton systems dynamics modeler. She is a senior lecturer in bioscience at Swansea University in Wales and a visiting professor at the Free University of Brussels. For the latest mixotroph news, visit www.mixotroph.org
BiologyNovember 3, 2016
Strange Hybrid Killers, Growing Like Plants and Eating Like Animals, Rule the Oceans
Tiny "mixotrophs," which engulf living prey, suck out their innards, and steal body parts, are changing a century of marine biology