Microbial Ecologist Alma Dal Co Dies in Diving Accident
Microbial Ecologist Alma Dal Co Dies in Diving Accident
At 33, Dal Co had already founded her own microbial ecology lab at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland.
At 33, Dal Co had already founded her own microbial ecology lab at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland.
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