Chonkus was first collected in seawater samples taken from shallow volcanic seeps near the island of Vulcano. Since these ...

And hefty UTEX 3222 — dubbed “Chonkus” by the researchers who found it — may have just the right combination of traits to help with some of humanity’s most pressing problems. In ...

One microorganism in particular has captured scientists’ attention. UTEX 3222, nicknamed “Chonkus” for the way it guzzles carbon dioxide, is a previously unknown cyanobacterium found in ...

One microorganism in particular has captured scientists’ attention. UTEX 3222, nicknamed “Chonkus” for the way it guzzles carbon dioxide, is a previously unknown cyanobacterium found in ...

An international team of scientists (including experts from Harvard University) have described a carbon dioxide-hungry algae nicknamed “Chonkus.” This carbon-hungry algae could help sequester ...

This strain, nicknamed ‘Chonkus,’ was found off the coast of the island of Vulcano in Sicily, Italy. Due to shallow volcanic vents, marine CO2 is abundant in this environment. The discovery is ...

This particular cyanobacteria strain is called UTEX 3222, though researchers at the Wyss Institute of Biologically-Inspired Engineering at Harvard University have come to call it "Chonkus" for its ...

An international team of scientists (including experts from Harvard University) have described a carbon dioxide-hungry algae nicknamed “Chonkus.” This carbon-hungry algae could help sequester carbon, ...