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Nailed it. By Benjamin Schwartz for NYer
April 22, 2024 at 1:48 PM
Nailed it. By Benjamin Schwartz for NYer
Recent research has shown that a particular algae has recently merged with a cyanobacteria (effectively making it an organelle) to allow it to fix nitrogen.
Nitrogen-fixing organelle in a marine alga
Symbiotic interactions were key to the evolution of chloroplast and mitochondria organelles, which mediate carbon and energy metabolism in eukaryotes. Biological nitrogen fixation, the reduction of ab...
www.science.org
April 21, 2024 at 9:02 PM
Recent research has shown that a particular algae has recently merged with a cyanobacteria (effectively making it an organelle) to allow it to fix nitrogen.
The asymmetric assembly of a particular enzyme used in the Krebs cycle in this bacteria forms a Sierpiński triangle (aka a repeating triforce, to Zelda fans). Cool!
Emergence of fractal geometries in the evolution of a metabolic enzyme - Nature
Citrate synthase from the cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus is shown to self-assemble into Sierpiński triangles, a finding that opens up the possibility that other naturally occurring molecular-s...
www.nature.com
April 21, 2024 at 9:01 PM
The asymmetric assembly of a particular enzyme used in the Krebs cycle in this bacteria forms a Sierpiński triangle (aka a repeating triforce, to Zelda fans). Cool!