Green algae move to the beat: Flagellar synchronization of swimming algae explained
Saturday, October 26, 2013 - 06:30
in Earth & Climate
Researchers explain the flagellar synchronization of swimming algae. The beating of flagella is one of the basic principles of movement in the cellular cosmos. However, up to now, scientists were unsure as to how the movements of several of these small cellular appendages are synchronized.