UC-Santa Cruz: Scientists Discover First Nitrogen-Fixing Organelle
April 12, 2024
April 12, 2024
SANTA CRUZ, California, April 12 (TNSres) -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news:
By Erin Malsbury
Modern biology textbooks assert that only bacteria can take nitrogen from the atmosphere and convert it into a form that is usable for life. Plants that fix nitrogen, such as legumes, do so by harboring symbiotic bacteria in root nodules. But a recent discovery upends that rule.
In two recent papers, an international team . . .
By Erin Malsbury
Modern biology textbooks assert that only bacteria can take nitrogen from the atmosphere and convert it into a form that is usable for life. Plants that fix nitrogen, such as legumes, do so by harboring symbiotic bacteria in root nodules. But a recent discovery upends that rule.
In two recent papers, an international team . . .