Plastids are core components of photosynthesis in plants and algae. Scientists are currently debating the events leading to the appearance of plastids in eukaryotic cells. Where did plastids ...

In collaboration with the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, they used small-angle neutron scattering measurements for the first time to investigate the structure of plastids in intact ...

Phylogenomics data place the enigmatic plankton in the middle of the algal family tree, despite their apparent lack of plastids—an organelle characteristic of all other algae. Christie is a seasoned ...