High-endurance algae

Emily Carrington ()
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Emily Carrington: Emily Carrington is at the Friday Harbor Laboratories, University of Washington, Friday Harbor, Washington 98250, USA.

Nature, 2013, vol. 503, issue 7476, 345-346

Abstract: Breaking waves place repeated loading on marine algae, which can lead to death by fatigue. But observations of one alga suggest that its joint structure, which lacks transverse connections, confers fatigue resistance.

Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1038/503345a

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