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Microplastic pollution reduces energy production in a microscopic creature found in freshwater worldwide, new research shows. Paramecium bursaria contain algae that live inside their cells and ...
Paramecium bursaria contain algae that live inside their cells and provide energy by photosynthesis. The new study, by the University of Exeter, tested whether severe microplastic contamination in ...
Paramecium bursaria, which forms a natural symbiosis with the alga Chlorella vulgaris in nature, serves as the host cell. The work is published in the journal Lab on a Chip.