Freshwater alga Trachydiscus minutus has a unique chlorophyll structure to capture far-red light (IMAGE)

Osaka Metropolitan University

Freshwater alga Trachydiscus minutus has a unique chlorophyll structure to capture far-red light

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This single-celled alga harvests far-red light by organizing chlorophyll molecules into large, cooperative clusters within its photosynthetic antenna.

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Yuki Isaji, Soichiro Seki

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