Tripling in Size (IMAGE)

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Tripling in Size

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Synechococcus 7002 cells under typical light conditions (left) and under bright light for a long period of time (right). The cells on the right are much larger to accommodate additional cell-synthesis machinery required under high light-energy conditions.

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