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Pro@programming.dev to Science@mander.xyzEnglish · 6 days ago

Study finds some sea slugs consume algae, incorporate photosynthetic parts into their own bodies to keep producing nutrients

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Study finds some sea slugs consume algae, incorporate photosynthetic parts into their own bodies to keep producing nutrients

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Pro@programming.dev to Science@mander.xyzEnglish · 6 days ago
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Stealing a ‘superpower’ — Harvard Gazette
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  • acockworkorange@mander.xyz
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    6 days ago

    Isn’t this like really old news?

    • spinnetrouble@sh.itjust.works
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      It’s a bad title. We’ve known about kleptosomes for a while, but this study talks more about how it works: how the stolen organelles are maintained by the animal and used as an energy source when there’s no food. (Interestingly, when they start to break down the commandeered chloroplasts, the plasts degrade like they do in nature, leading to a color change for the slug!)

      • acockworkorange@mander.xyz
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        Nice, thank you!

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    Dude looks like science Bob Ross.

    “Now we’ll just add some green. Ah, yes. Nice algae and beautiful photosynthesis.”

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      He looks like an AI-generated cross between Bob Ross and Seth Rogan

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    is this how we got mitochondria, kinda?

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    When did Seth Rogan become a scientist?

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