[fusion_text]Research carried out by Rogier Braakman, a CEE Postdoc affiliated with the labs of Institute Professor Penny Chisholm and Professor Mick Follows of the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences (EAPS), shows that the evolution of Prochlorococcus, the smallest and most abundant photosynthetic cell, can provide insight into the evolution of ecosystems. The research was recently published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. More information can be found on MIT News.[/fusion_text]