​Nitroplast: A New Entrant to the Organelle Club

  • The Endosymbiotic Theory of Symbiogenesis, based on the symbiosis theory of Lynn Margulis, posits that organelles such as mitochondria and chloroplasts originated from once-free-living bacteria that later integrated into eukaryotic cells.
  • According to a recent study published in the journal Science and Cell, a new organelle called 'nitroplast' has been discovered that evolved as a symbiotic cyanobacterium within seaweed.
  • The discovery of nitroplasts will lead to new applications in agricultural biotechnology, particularly in overcoming nitrogen deficiency in plants.
  • Nitroplasts provide a sustainable alternative by enabling plants to independently fix nitrogen, thereby helping to reduce dependence on industrial ammonia production.
  • Nitrogen fixation is the process ....
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