Genetic Switch Lets Marine Diatoms Do Less Work at Higher CO2
Monday, June 15, 2015 - 16:00
in Biology & Nature
Researchers have found the genetic 'needles in a haystack' to gain the first hints at how diatoms -- tiny drifting algae that carry out a large part of Earth's photosynthesis -- detect and respond to increasing carbon dioxide in the world's oceans.