[Scientific Reports via Xmol] Biological exposure experiments under near-space conditions remain limited by the high cost and low accessibility of spaceflight platforms, motivating low-cost analog approaches for initial screening.
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
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Genetic Predisposition Toward Multicellularity in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
The evolution from unicellular to multicellular organisms facilitates further phenotypic innovations, notably cellular differentiation.
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How Green Algae Count Cell Divisions Illuminates Key Step Needed For The Evolution Of Multicellular Life
An international research team led by James Umen, PhD, member, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center has made an unexpected discovery of a biased counting mechanism used by the single-celled green […]
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Genome Sequence Of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Submitted To NASA Genelab Data Repository
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is the first single-cell green algae data to be submitted to NASA GeneLab’s Data Repository. Microalgae such as this convert light, water, & carbon dioxide into biomass under […]