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A recent study highlights the complex relationship between life and oxygen in microalgae, revealing how these organisms not only face the oxidative stress caused by reactive oxygen species (ROS) but also utilize these molecules as signaling tools to regulate behaviors such as vertical migration in response to environmental changes. #Oxygen #Photosynthesis #Biodiversity #Aucuncodedepaysidentifiable.
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L'oxygène, cette molécule paradoxale, base de la vie et poison mortel : comment les microorganismes y font face
Les humains ainsi que bon nombre d'espèces vivantes ont besoin d'oxygène pour vivre. Pourtant cette molécule est chimiquement dangereuse, elle provoque ce que l'on appelle le " stress oxydant " (une altération des constituants de nos cellules comme les protéines ou l'ADN).