image: This is a schematic image of the glaucophyte Cyanophora paradoxa. The genome of this little-known, single-celled alga provides essential clues to the origin of photosynthesis in algae and plants. Original image prepared by Susanne Ruemmele. This image relates to a paper that appeared in the Feb. 17, 2012, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The paper, by D.C. Price at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ, and colleagues was titled, “Cyanophora paradoxa Genome Elucidates Origin of Photosynthesis in Algae and Plants.” view more
Credit: Image © <i>Science</i>/AAAS