Algae Forced into Multicellularity

Using a centrifuge technique, biologists have forced a single-celled alga (Chlamydomonas reinhardtii) to evolve and cluster into a true multicellular organism, compressing the hundreds of millions of years of evolution of multicellular life into a sufficiently short timeframe for real-time study.

Yellowstone Algae Detoxifies Arsenic

A species of algae named Cyanidioschyzon with the ability to detoxify arsenic has been discovered living in the extremely toxic environment of the hot springs of Yellowstone National Park.