Andrey Gebruk, Acting Deputy Director for Scientific Work of Marine Ecology at Institute of Oceanology RAS: “No one knows that animal community based on chemosynthesis can exist at such great depth”
During an expedition off the coast of Kamchatka, specialists from China and Russia discovered a unique ecosystem. It is made up of creatures that obtain energy through methane-oxidising bacteria.
What makes this discovery unique, and how could it influence the development of space and energy research?
Andrey Gebruk, Acting Deputy Director for Scientific Work of Marine Ecology at the Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, shared his insights on this topic in our BRICSterview.
TV BRICS reporter: Ekaterina Fomina
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