[M]ost of the south coast of England is underlain by a great layer of this calcium carbonate, mostly made of this one amazing organism. - Helen Czerski

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[M]ost of the south coast of England is underlain by a great layer of this calcium carbonate, mostly made of this one amazing organism.

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About Helen Czerski

is a British physicist and oceanographer and television presenter. She is an associate professor in the department of mechanical engineering at . She was previously at the Institute for Sound and Vibration Research at the .

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Alternative Names: H. Czerski
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