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- ↑ Willis, Katie (6 March 2018). "Insights from microbial life". University of Alberta. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ↑ "Maya Bhatia". Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ↑ "In Memory of Maya Bhatia". ArcticNet. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ↑ "2021 Prizewinners / Lauréats des prix 2021". Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society.
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