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Diatom frustules protect DNA from ultraviolet light

The evolutionary causes for generation of nano and microstructured silica by photosynthetic algae are not yet deciphered. Diatoms are single photosynthetic algal cells populating the oceans and waters around the globe. They generate a considerable fraction (20–30%) of all oxygen from photosynthesis,...

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Published in:Sci Rep
Main Authors: Aguirre, Luis Ever, Ouyang, Liangqi, Elfwing, Anders, Hedblom, Mikael, Wulff, Angela, Inganäs, Olle
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5865130/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29572445
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-21810-2
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