When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Growing
Thursday, July 28, 2016 - 01:31
in Physics & Chemistry
While relentless bright light brings many forms of cyanobacteria to their knees - figuratively, of course - Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002 does the opposite, thriving and growing at a rate that far outpaces most of its peers. Now researchers know why: It triples in size to accommodate a rapid expansion of the cellular machinery it uses to build proteins.