Interdisciplinary research reveals astonishing adaptation mechanisms of microscopic algae

Researchers from the University of Jena and the Leibniz Institutes in Jena have published new findings on the adaptability of the microalgae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. The interdisciplinary study, largely carried out by researchers from the Cluster of Excellence ‘Balance of the Microverse’, shows how the tiny green alga can adapt its shape and metabolism under natural conditions without changing its genome.

Quelle: IDW Informationsdienst Wissenschaft