Ancient algal defenses against UV may have helped plants conquer land

Ancient algal defenses against UV may have helped plants conquer land. A new study sheds light on how the ancestors of modern land plants survived one of the most challenging aspects of life outside water: exposure to harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation.

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Trechos de apoio da pauta: A new study sheds light on how the ancestors of modern land plants survived one of the most challenging aspects of life outside water: exposure to harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation. By examining a microscopic alga closely related to the earliest land plants, researchers have uncovered a sophisticated and dynamic system for coping with sunburn—one that likely helped plants colonize land more than 500 million years ago.

• Ponto de atenção: ancient.
• Ponto de atenção: algal.
• Ponto de atenção: defenses.

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