Two new studies of green algae -- the scourge of swimming pool owners and freshwater ponds -- have revealed new insights into how these organisms siphon carbon dioxide from the air for use in ...

Plants and algae use the enzyme Rubisco to fix carbon dioxide, removing it from the atmosphere and converting it into biomass. Algae have figured out a way to increase the efficiency of carbon ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The pyrenoid, a specialized region of the chloroplast of algal cells, has been shown to be composed largely of proteinaceous material. In ...

A new study from a research team including Northwestern Engineering’s Niall Mangan provides a framework to boost crop growth by incorporating a strategy adopted from a fast-growing species of green ...

Princeton researchers Moritz Meyer, Martin Jonikas, and colleagues have discovered how the algal pyrenoid, a structure responsible for more than 30% of global carbon fixation, is assembled The next ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Glenobotrydion aenigmatis Schopf is a unicellular organic microfossil from the late Precambrian Bitter Springs Formation of Australia. Each ...

Algae have an advantage over many land plants because they cluster the Rubisco enzymes inside the pyrenoid, where the enzymes encounter high concentrations of carbon dioxide pumped in from the air.

Plants and algae use the enzyme Rubisco to fix carbon dioxide, removing it from the atmosphere and converting it into biomass. Algae have figured out a way to increase the efficiency of carbon ...

Two new studies provide a detailed look at an essential part of algae's growth machinery, with the eventual goal of applying this knowledge to improving the growth of crops. Two new studies of green ...