False-color Electron Microscopy Image Showing the Pyrenoid of a Green Algea (IMAGE)

U.S. National Science Foundation

False-color Electron Microscopy Image Showing the Pyrenoid of a Green Algea

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The CAPP project aims to transfer key photosynthetic components from algae to plants in order to enhance crop productivity. In this false-color electron microscopy image, the pyrenoid of a green algae is highlighted in blue, and the chloroplast, an organelle that carries out photosynthesis, is highlighted in green.

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Moritz Meyer and Howard Griffiths

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