Shedding (blue) light on algal gene expression
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Shedding (blue) light on algal gene expression.
L ight in the blue region of the spectrum [blue light (BL), 400– 480 nm] is an ubiquitous environmental signal. BL can penetrate marine water to a depth greater than all other wavelengths, up to the limits of the photic zone ( 1,500 m depth) and may be linked to the evolution of photosynthesis (1). BL is also potentially dangerous because it is readily absorbed by intracellular photosensitizers...
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عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0027-8424,1091-6490
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0710523105