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With massively parallel sequencing of DNA collected from the surfaces of the earth's oceans and seas (Tara Oceans expeditions) and more than ten years of analysis, an international team piloted by researchers from Genoscope (CEA-Jacob) and the CNRS has solved one of environmental biology's greatest puzzles.
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CEA is a French government-funded technological research organisation in four main areas: low-carbon energies, defense and security, information technologies and health technologies. A prominent player in the European Research Area, it is involved in setting up collaborative projects with many partners around the world.