algae
Algae encompass a vast and diverse group of photosynthetic organisms, ranging from single-celled microalgae to large multicellular seaweeds, that are distinct from land plants but share the ability to harness light for energy. Because algae represent the evolutionary lineage from which land plants emerged, studying them offers critical insights into the origins of photosynthesis, cell wall structures, and multicellularity in the plant kingdom. Research into algae also informs comparative studies on stress tolerance, growth mechanisms, and adaptation strategies that parallel and illuminate broader plant biology.
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Defatted biomass of the green microalga Chlorella sp. as a sustaina...
If you grow vegetables in raised beds amended with recycled materials, this research points towar...
Two algae species teamed up to erase dye pollution
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Latent endogenous giant viruses drive active infection and inherita...
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Land plants' algal relatives evolved complexity in surprising loops...
Every moss cushion on a shaded rock and every fern unfurling in spring is the product of evolutio...
The algal homolog of the plant CER1 and CER3 proteins is a bifuncti...
The silvery bloom on a blueberry and the water-sheeting surface of a nasturtium leaf are relics o...
Kelp uses two separate chemical tricks to make hydrocarbons
The kelp and seaweed you might spot on a coastal walk are running a biochemical trick found nowhe...
Algae-bacteria clumps could clean sewage without power-hungry aeration
The pond scum you'd normally skim off a rain barrel turns out to be part of a self-organizing tea...
