Tag: multicellularity

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TWiEVO 102: Kelp gets some viral help

May 1, 2024
Tagged as: brown algae, evolution, green algae, macroalgae, multicellularity, mutation, natural selection, red algae

Nels and Vincent explain how deep genomics of macroalgae illuminate multiple paths to aquatic, photosynthetic multicellularity.

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TWiEVO 48: Flipping out with choanos on caffeine

October 30, 2019
Tagged as: actomyosin, choanoflagellate, contraction, evolution, light regulated contraction, multicellularity, natural selection, phosphodiesterase, rhodopsin

Nels and Vincent reveal a new choanoflagellate that forms multicellular cup shaped colonies that respond to light to alternate between feeding and swimming behavior.

Tag: multicellularity

TWiEVO 102: Kelp gets some viral help

TWiEVO 48: Flipping out with choanos on caffeine

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