Recent Examples on the WebThis green algae Spirogyra has one of the most fascinating chloroplast shapes of all algae – a helical shape, or spiral. Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2021 In that scenario, chloroplast maintenance could fall to the wayside. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 28 Sep. 2021 Several chloroplast-hoarding sea-slug species will live longer and grow larger when allowed to soak up sunlight. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 28 Sep. 2021 The plants seemed to have simply ditched their entire chloroplast genome.Quanta Magazine, 21 Apr. 2021 In fact, the entire 150-kilobase chloroplast genomes had been transferred intact, not as naked DNA fragments haphazardly recombined among other genes.Quanta Magazine, 20 Jan. 2021 With fans barred from M&T Bank Stadium for at least the initial part of this NFL season, the Ravens are offering a COVID-19-friendly alternative: chloroplast cutouts. Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 31 Aug. 2020 Energy-producing mitochondria power all complex cells; chloroplasts, where photosynthesis takes place, make plant life possible. Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 14 Nov. 2019 When eukaryotic cells first absorbed the cyanobacteria that became chloroplast—a light-absorbing organelle—photosynthesis became a powerful driver of life on Earth. Viviane Callier, Smithsonian, 23 Oct. 2019 See More