[Japan] Scientists have long studied which of the three primary photosynthetic eukaryotes (red algae, green algae, and Continue reading Photosynthesis in the dark? Unraveling the mystery of algae evolution
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Analysis tracks origins of algal light sensors to a shared ancestor one billion years ago
Researchers determined the origin of a group of protein-based light sensors in land plants and a series of related phytoplankton by sequencing and comparing RNA in these genomes.
Marine phytoplankton are considered responsible for roughly half of the global Continue reading Analysis tracks origins of algal light sensors to a shared ancestor one billion years ago