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. 2024 Nov 18;34(22):R1139-R1141.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.10.002.

Cell biology: Wanderers that balloon towards light

Clotilde Cadart  1
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Cell biology: Wanderers that balloon towards light

Clotilde Cadart. Curr Biol. .
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Abstract

Non-swimming plankton must maintain their vertical position in the ocean to ensure appropriate energy input from the sun. A new study reveals that they achieve this by regulating their buoyancy through a process of cellular inflation promptly after cell division.

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