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This project investigates how ice algae adapt to extreme conditions on glacier surfaces, linking their evolution to the transition of plants from water to land. It combines genomics and engineering to identify cold-adaptation mechanisms and enhance understanding of plant colonization of terrestrial environments.
The evolution of a terrestrial flora from within a single fresh-water algal lineage (Streptophyta) represented a singularity in Earth’s history, giving rise to one of the most profound geobiological transitions in the history of the planet.
Adaptations key for the transition from aquatic to terrestrial habitats included the ability to tolerate extremes in temperature, desiccation, and radiation; key stressors characteristic of the surfaces of glaciers, where Zygnematophycean ‘ice algae’, some of…
AARHUS UNIVERSITET
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Canada, Sackville
Type: University / higher education
Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
SME: No
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