These algae were thought to "fix" nitrogen - convert ... have now shown that this bacterium has evolved into a new cellular structure, or organelle. It is the first known nitrogen-fixing organelle ...

Unlike those other complicated land-based organisms that use photosynthesis, algae don’t need to build any structure to hold themselves up or collect sunlight; it floats. The real goal of the ...

Algae don't get the credit or attention they ... from simply coming together and agreeing on ways in which we can add structure to our field to better facilitate information sharing." ...

How does multicellularity evolve? Scientists who study a family of green algae that includes unicellular Chlamydomonas and multicellular Volvox are beginning to find answers to this question.

Spliceosome structures have been investigated extensively in the past decade, but most of the studies have been restricted to ...

New university research shows how algae could be used to treat water polluted with chemicals from the textiles industry ...

Each summer, more and more lake beaches are forced to close due to toxic algae blooms. While climate change is often blamed, new research suggests a more complex story: climate interacts with human ...