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WritingTheRongs t1_iuj3iib wrote

Reply to comment by thefutureofamerica in ELI5 Why can’t plants absorb nitrogen from the air? by Cool-Boy57

That's funny but ya know, it's Reddit! Yeah i didn't want to get into the weeds with oxygen poisoning etc but you're aboslutely right, oxgyen really is a nasty little reactive atom and the cyanobacteria is it? manage to fix N2 without even the benefit of membrane bound organelles!

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thefutureofamerica t1_iuj3vnf wrote

Yes, Anabaena and Cyanothece are 2 different genera of cyanobacteria. I worked with other cyanobacteria for my PhD and my advisor's lab did a bunch of work on Cyanothece. They're really fascinating little creatures.

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WritingTheRongs t1_iuj4usa wrote

very nice! my (ex) spouse did some research on rhodopsin in anabaena. really cool stuff.

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