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  • Paramecium bursaria with Chlorella spp. (red) and nucleic acid (bright greenyellow), highlighting the nucleic acid in symbiont nuclei and ribosomes
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    Warming stops tiny organisms working together

    2024-08-01T15:00:00Z

    The single-celled organism Paramecium bursaria can absorb and host algae (Chlorella spp), providing benefits for both, but when scientists made the water 5°C warmer, the partnership stopped working – and the algae may even become parasitic.