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Bridge over troublesome plastids

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Identification of a direct link between apicomplexan parasites and their algal ancestors is a development full of promise. It illuminates a dark corner in the evolution of photosynthesis, and further insights are to come.

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Figure 1: Evolutionary illumination in the round.

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