<i>Euglena gracilis</i> (IMAGE)

John Innes Centre

<i>Euglena gracilis</i>

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Scientists at the John Innes Centre have discovered that Euglena gracilis, the single cell algae which inhabits most garden ponds, has a whole host of new, unclassified genes which can make new forms of carbohydrates and natural products.

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