Grafting Rhodobacter sphaeroides with red algae Rubisco to accelerate catalysis and plant growth. Nat Plants. 2023;9(6):978-986. doi: 10.1038/s41477-023-01436-7. This article has been republished from ...

An isopod crustacean (Idotea balthica) climbs along a stalk of red algae (Gracilaria gracilis).The organisms’ relationship is strikingly similar to that of a bee and flowering plant, a new study ...

It was long thought that animals only pollinated plants on land. However, in 2016 scientists discovered that zooplankton pollinate Thalassia testudinum, a sea grass species found in the Caribbean.

Sea creatures pollinate marine plants and algae, ... “If there’s too much [biofilm] growth, the red algae start to die,” Lavaut says—and the isopods help keep it clean.

Scientists in Japan have created hybrid plant-animal cells, ... The chloroplasts were sourced from red algae, while the animal cells were cultured from hamsters.

Red tides occur when algae — plant-like organisms that live in salt and freshwater — grow out of control and produce harmful toxins that can kill fish and sicken people and pets.

Researchers have solved one key piece of the molecular puzzle needed to dramatically improve plant productivity and increase carbon sequestration: They have successfully transferred key regions of a ...