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Study illuminates cues algae use to 'listen' to their environment - EurekAlert


New research shows how a small group of single-celled algae are able to use chemical cues to communicate stress information. Understanding this ability, once thought unique to plants, helps illuminate the complex evolutionary history of plants and algae.   

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