Illustrated descriptions of over 250 genera of diatoms are presented for the first time in this wide-ranging volume. The introduction describes the diatom cell in detail, the structure of the wall ...

Elaborate diatom cell walls made of glass, as viewed in the electron microscope. This image relates to an article that appeared in the June 26, 2009 issue of Science, published by AAAS.

Tiny diatoms in the ocean are masters at capturing ... The results of the studies have now been published in two articles in Cell. However, algae have an advantage: they pack all their Rubisco ...