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Explore the truth behind the garbage patch myth revealed in an insightful interview with a microbiologist. Discover what lies beneath.

ByKeith Kloor

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Goes to Randy Olson at The Benshi, for his great interview with a microbiologist who has recently debunked the Texas-sized "garbage patch" myth:

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