A borrowed bacterial gene allowed some marine diatoms to live on a seaweed diet
A group of diatom species belonging to the Nitzschia genus, gave up on photosynthesis and now get their carbon straight from ...
Water salinity affects diatom structure and metabolism, study shows
Scientists have found that an increase in water salinity in the cells of the marine diatom Nitzschia weakens the connections ...
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Protein shell discovery reveals how diatoms capture COâ‚‚ so effectively
Tiny diatoms in the ocean are masters at capturing carbon dioxide (CO 2) from the environment. They fix up to 20% of the Earth's CO 2. A research team at the University of Basel, Switzerland, has ...