Microscopic animals held algae captive and stole their genes for energy production, thereby evolving into a new and more powerful species many millions of years ago reveals a new study published today in the journal Nature.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 28, 2012
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Around 71 per cent of the Earth's surface is made up of salt-water oceans - that's 98 per cent of all water. The ecosystems that exist beneath their surface are diverse and vibrant. Their sheer scale, however, means that ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 15, 2012
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The evolution of plants and animals generally has been thought to occur through the passing of genes from parent to offspring and genetic modifications that happen along the way. But evolutionary biologists from Brown University ...
Biotechnology
Feb 16, 2012
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Plants leaves are sealed with a gas-tight wax layer to prevent water loss. Plants breathe through microscopic pores called stomata (Greek for mouths) on the surfaces of leaves. Over 40% of the carbon dioxide, CO2, in the ...
Biotechnology
Feb 5, 2012
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Research at Iowa State University has led to discovery of a genetic method that can increase biomass in algae by 50 to 80 percent.
Biotechnology
Nov 21, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Indiana University biologists have uncovered how a control system works in producing the important light-harvesting antennae that power photosynthesis in cyanobacteria, the microorganisms that are progenitors ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 3, 2011
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A graduate student working in the Judaean desert has discovered a gene that could provide some of the explanation of how water plants colonized dry land.
Biotechnology
Aug 31, 2011
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A new computer model of blue-green algae can predict which of the organism's genes are central to capturing energy from sunlight and other critical processes.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 23, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- University of British Columbia researchers have uncovered the unique survival mechanisms of a marine organism that may be tiny, but in some ways has surpassed sharks in its predatory efficiency.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 8, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Purdue University researchers have found a genetic mutation that allows a plant to better endure drought without losing biomass, a discovery that could reduce the amount of water required for growing plants ...
Biotechnology
Jan 11, 2011
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