How did higher life evolve? Brown algal genome opens new door to understanding multicellularity and photosynthesis
Friday, June 4, 2010 - 00:30
in Biology & Nature
With the world's first complete sequencing of a brown algal genome, an international research team has made a big leap towards understanding the evolution of two key prerequisites for higher life on Earth -- multicellularity and photosynthesis. About 100 scientists and technicians, during a five-year research project, successfully decoded all hereditary information on the brown seaweed Ectocarpus siliculosus.