The Underwater Library at Scripps Institution of Oceanography
April 8, 2021
…catalyst: Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds. A tale about a small seaside California town under attack from berserk birds is actually based on a true story, and the reason for the birds’ behavior was found in plankton samples. Domoic acid, a neurotoxin produced by single-celled algae, can build up in plankton-eating…
