Well that’s a really morbid start to this page…but don’t be put off. Don’t know what phytoplankton are? Haven’t heard of cell death before? Then read on!

• Introduction: Death in the Sea
• What is Cell Death? Some background
• The Chlorphyte and the Darkness: a model system
• Why does it matter? The bigger picture
• Current and planned Research
• References
• A PowerPoint presentation delivered at the Ocean Sciences Meeting in San Antonio, February 2000