Production year
2017
© Denis FALCONET / LPCV / CNRS Images
Reference
20170097_0003
Reconstruction 3D d'une microalgue du groupe des diatomées
3D reconstruction of a microalgae in the diatom group, phaeodactylum tricornutum. The cellular complexity of diatoms, a major group of marine phytoplankton, is only now becoming apparent. Studying series of cross-sections produced using electron microscopy reveals the three-dimensional organisation of organelles inside their cells. The scientists produced a 3D reconstruction of diatom cells, showing their internal ultrastructure and compartments. This model also enabled them to understand how these organisms organised the intetrnal structure of their chloroplast to optimise photosynthesis.
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