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June 25, 2013

When green algae run out of air
Bochum, Germany (SPX) Jun 25, 2013
When green algae "can't breathe", they get rid of excess energy through the production of hydrogen. Biologists at the Ruhr-Universitat Bochum have found out how the cells notice the absence of oxygen. For this, they need the messenger molecule nitric oxide and the protein haemoglobin, which is commonly known from red blood cells of humans. With colleagues at the UC Los Angeles, the Bochum team reported in the journal "PNAS". In the human body, haemoglobin transports oxygen from the lungs to the or ... read more

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