Diatoms are ancestrally photosynthetic microalgae, but the genus Nitzschia has lost photosynthesis to become free-living secondary heterotrophs. This study shows how a single horizontal gene transfer from marine bacteria, followed by substantial gene duplication and neofunctionalization, led to alginate catabolism and access to a new ecological niche involving brown algal polysaccharides.| journals.plos.org
Norge eksporterer allerede alginat for milliarder. Nye funn kan gjøre industrien enda større og mer bærekraftig.| Gemini.no
Algedyrking er populært, men fremdeles mangler det gode anvendelser av råstoffet tare. Det skal forskere i Norge gjøre noe med.| Gemini.no
