RUB researchers study extraordinary phycobiliproteins
Paper of the week: algae combine tried-and-tested with new
synthesis methods
Phytoplankton not only constitutes the foundation of the
food chain in the oceans, it also fixes carbon through photosynthesis and
generates oxygen with the help of solar energy. A considerable part of
phytoplankton is made up of cryptophytes, complex single-cell algae. In the
course of evolution, these algae have adapted their light-harvesting mechanisms
to their environment and have thus become capable of utilising green light.