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  • This Chemical Protects Fish from Extreme Pressure in Deep Oceans

    This Chemical Protects Fish from Extreme Pressure in Deep Oceans

    A chemical called TMAO protects deep sea organisms from the crushing effects of extreme pressure. The deeper sea creatures live, the more inhospitable and extreme the environment they must cope with. In one of the deepest points in the Pacific – the Mariana Trench, 11 kilometers below the sea surface – the pressure is 1.1…