There are so many diatoms living in the oceans of the world that they constitute nearly half of the organic material in the oceans. They feed via the process of photosynthesis; a byproduct of this ...

It positions diatoms as ideal systems to explore marine photosynthesis and light stress responses.

The brown color of diatoms is caused by the carotenoid fucoxanthin that absorbs green light and transfers the energy to chlorophylls for photosynthesis. The two newly engineered diatom mutants ...

Tiny diatoms in the ocean are masters at capturing carbon dioxide (CO 2) from the environment. They fix up to 20% of the ...