Earlier this year, scientists found an invasion in the making: A sea slug that regularly feasts on algae was found to have absorbed
algal genes — the ones used to do photosynthesis.
As a next step, the team aims to introduce genetic mutations that are capable of reversing uracil deficiency in the mutant dinoflagellate, which may provide clues for identifying
algal genes responsible for symbiosis.
Someone would have to provide expertise in handling viruses — specifically, a virus to serve as a vector, or Trojan horse, to cart
algal genes into mammalian cells.
Plant leaves expressing
an algal gene are shown in violet, above.
The group inserted
an algal gene that codes for a light - responsive protein into mouse embryonic stem cells.
Not exact matches
Procured from algae,
algal oil is source of DHA, an important long - chain omega - 3 that supports brain development, immune balance, and healthy
gene expression.
A study of 22 different types of lichens revealed 10 included fungi that had lost a
gene for energy production, making them completely dependent on their
algal partner.
The fungal partner in many lichen jettison a
gene that's critical for energy production — making them completely dependent on their
algal associates.
Karl Deisseroth of Stanford University, and colleagues, inserted into mice the
gene which codes for the
algal protein ChR2, which caused the protein to attach itself to the surface of nerve cells.
We cloned a P - type H + - ATPase
gene involved in
algal CO2 - Concentrating Mechanisms.
Genes exclusive to V. carteri and one of its close multicellular
algal relatives that does not have differentiated cell types, Gonium pectorale, were not specifically enriched in either V. carteri cell type.
Procured from algae,
algal oil is source of DHA, an important long - chain omega - 3 that supports brain development, immune balance, and healthy
gene expression.