When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Growing
Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryWhile relentless bright light brings many forms of cyanobacteria to their knees – figuratively, of course – Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002 does the opposite, thriving and growing at a rate that far outpaces most of its peers. Now researchers know why: It triples in size to accommodate a rapid expansion of the cellular machinery it uses to build proteins.