This function explains the evolutionary transition of these algae from water to land," explains Junior Professor Karin Glaser from the Institute of Biosciences at TU Bergakademie Freiberg.

The research team has now mapped the structure of this layer in the unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii in detail and identified the glycoproteins FMG1B and FMG1A as its main components.

Zymo Research Corporation, Unravel Biosciences, Inc., and Channel Islands Marine & Wildlife Institute (CIMWI) have joined forces in an urgent research initiative to identify drug therapies for marine ...