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The CO2 switch in diatoms

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Diatoms are important primary producers in the ocean, however their response to rising CO2 is uncertain. Now research shows how diatoms regulate their metabolism in response to changing CO2.

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Figure 1: Metabolic response of T. pseudonana, acclimated to high CO2 in N-limited continuous cultures with constant growth rate.

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  1. Jodi Young and François M. M. Morel are in the Department of Geosciences, Princeton University, NJ 08544 USA,

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Young, J., Morel, F. The CO2 switch in diatoms. Nature Clim Change 5, 722–723 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate2691

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