The Gowanus Canal metagenomic study was featured in the poem “xxxxxxx” in the anthology Find Me in the Feral Pockets by Brad Vogel, who has served as Captain of the Gowanus Dredgers and assisted in sampling expeditions. More on https://www.bjvogel.com/ and in this New Yorker article.
Find Me in the Feral Pockets, Brad Vogel, 2024
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