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    Study illuminates cues algae use to ‘listen’ to their environment

    2024-07-03T10:53:00Z

    Plants have long been known to release chemicals to respond to stress and relay information to their neighbors. A team of scientists from Bigelow Laboratory have shown that glaucophytes, a small group of single-celled algae distantly related to plants, appear to have the same penchant for chemical communication. This suggests ...