[India] A new study from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) describes how certain algae collectively sense and respond to light, a Continue reading The simple physics behind algal movement towards light
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Green algae chase light with the help of ‘eyespots’
[Japan] Scientists in Japan have shown that the algae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii relies on organs known as eyespots to move towards light sources and can use its cell body as a convex lens to focus light. Continue reading Green algae chase light with the help of ‘eyespots’