Okay, I am such a total and utter geek, but this is AMAZING!

Jan 12, 2010 16:53

So I just read this article on Yahoo! News that says they've discovered a sea slug that splices genes from algae into its own DNA and gains the ability to produce chlorophyll! And it also steals the algae's chloroplasts, so it can convert sunlight into energy for itself, just like plants do!

Here's the linky, for as long as that works: Surprising Read more... )

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primsong January 12 2010, 22:51:35 UTC
Woah! Super funky! I love how every time we think we understand things, something else turns up to prove we really, really don't. :-D

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clocketpatch January 12 2010, 23:47:47 UTC
That is neat-o.

How long do you think before they start applying this to cows or something?

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sarlania January 13 2010, 02:03:27 UTC
That is pretty cool. It's like endosymbiosis - except that its genes of another organism and not the organism itself. =)

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