trans women love getting their chloroplasts
March 8, 2025 at 8:04 PM
trans women love getting their chloroplasts
The Leaf Sheep is a 5mm sea slug that steals chloroplasts from algae and keeps them alive in its own tissue, photosynthesizing sunlight into food. Only a handful of animals on Earth can do this.
June 27, 2026 at 2:11 PM
The Leaf Sheep is a 5mm sea slug that steals chloroplasts from algae and keeps them alive in its own tissue, photosynthesizing sunlight into food. Only a handful of animals on Earth can do this.
Leaf sheep (Costasiella kuroshimae), a species of sea slug, retains the chloroplasts from algae they graze on to perform photosynthesis, a process known as kleptoplasty.
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March 2, 2026 at 8:07 AM
Leaf sheep (Costasiella kuroshimae), a species of sea slug, retains the chloroplasts from algae they graze on to perform photosynthesis, a process known as kleptoplasty.
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While both nori & wakame are edible seaweed, they are separated by >1 billion (!) years of evolution. Nori is red algae, which acquired its chloroplasts via primary endosymbiosis; wakame is brown algae, which acquired its chloroplasts from another algae. They are about divergent as human vs yeast.
August 15, 2026 at 8:04 PM
While both nori & wakame are edible seaweed, they are separated by >1 billion (!) years of evolution. Nori is red algae, which acquired its chloroplasts via primary endosymbiosis; wakame is brown algae, which acquired its chloroplasts from another algae. They are about divergent as human vs yeast.
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A host organelle (in sea slugs) integrates stolen chloroplasts for animal photosynthesis
A host organelle (in sea slugs) integrates stolen chloroplasts for animal photosynthesis
A host organelle integrates stolen chloroplasts for animal photosynthesis
Sea slugs steal foreign chloroplasts and store them in specialized organelles that
facilitate photosynthesis and eventual digestion to mediate starvation resistance.
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September 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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A host organelle (in sea slugs) integrates stolen chloroplasts for animal photosynthesis
A host organelle (in sea slugs) integrates stolen chloroplasts for animal photosynthesis
Remarkable paper explaining how sea slugs maintain chloroplasts obtained by kleptoplasty active for many month & eventually digest them for resources www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
A host organelle integrates stolen chloroplasts for animal photosynthesis
Sea slugs steal foreign chloroplasts and store them in specialized organelles that
facilitate photosynthesis and eventual digestion to mediate starvation resistance.
www.cell.com
June 26, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Remarkable paper explaining how sea slugs maintain chloroplasts obtained by kleptoplasty active for many month & eventually digest them for resources www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
photosynthesis requires the forced labour of chloroplasts within the cells, and it is still unclear whether chloroplasts have truly been given the choice to do this work
they have been captured, much like mitochondria, for eons and never given the chance to be liberated
they have been captured, much like mitochondria, for eons and never given the chance to be liberated
photosynthesizing is the only ethical action under capitalist hegemony
I thought cooking at home was fascist last week. I guess I'll have to learn to photosynthesize
August 1, 2025 at 5:11 PM
photosynthesis requires the forced labour of chloroplasts within the cells, and it is still unclear whether chloroplasts have truly been given the choice to do this work
they have been captured, much like mitochondria, for eons and never given the chance to be liberated
they have been captured, much like mitochondria, for eons and never given the chance to be liberated
They steal chloroplasts from algae🌿,,
#invertebrates
#invertebrates
October 31, 2024 at 11:48 AM
They steal chloroplasts from algae🌿,,
#invertebrates
#invertebrates
Like... look at this idiot! Check out this rejection of biology! This moron has chloroplasts and you don't! This is my new animal fixation for at least 6 months.
March 14, 2024 at 1:03 AM
Like... look at this idiot! Check out this rejection of biology! This moron has chloroplasts and you don't! This is my new animal fixation for at least 6 months.
Diatom Guinardia flaccida (background removed). This is such a pretty diatom, with its star-shaped chloroplasts. 🦑
December 9, 2024 at 6:48 AM
Diatom Guinardia flaccida (background removed). This is such a pretty diatom, with its star-shaped chloroplasts. 🦑
A group of Japanese researchers confirmed that Rapaza viridis, a eukaryote, sends proteins derived from its own genes to chloroplasts it takes from green algae to have them then conduct photosynthesis.
Japanese researchers find a clue to the evolution of chloroplasts
Their research on a single-celled eukaryote called Rapaza viridis provides a clue to unraveling the evolution of chloroplasts, according to the group.
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April 8, 2026 at 4:33 PM
A group of Japanese researchers confirmed that Rapaza viridis, a eukaryote, sends proteins derived from its own genes to chloroplasts it takes from green algae to have them then conduct photosynthesis.
How 🆒 is this?!? www.cell.com/cell/abstrac...
A host organelle integrates stolen chloroplasts for animal photosynthesis
Sea slugs steal foreign chloroplasts and store them in specialized organelles that
facilitate photosynthesis and eventual digestion to mediate starvation resistance.
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June 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
How 🆒 is this?!? www.cell.com/cell/abstrac...
Plant cells can be filled with chloroplasts, as shown in this image of moss gametophore phyllid ("leaf") cells. These cells have not been stained with fluorescent dyes; we only observe the autofluorescence of chloroplasts (green 🟢) and of the cell walls (magenta 🟣)
#microscopymonday #plantcell #moss
#microscopymonday #plantcell #moss
June 23, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Plant cells can be filled with chloroplasts, as shown in this image of moss gametophore phyllid ("leaf") cells. These cells have not been stained with fluorescent dyes; we only observe the autofluorescence of chloroplasts (green 🟢) and of the cell walls (magenta 🟣)
#microscopymonday #plantcell #moss
#microscopymonday #plantcell #moss
Our latest work on how chloroplasts contribute to immunity: Membrane contact sites between chloroplasts and the pathogen interface underpin plant focal immune responses url: academic.oup.com/plcell/artic...
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September 6, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Our latest work on how chloroplasts contribute to immunity: Membrane contact sites between chloroplasts and the pathogen interface underpin plant focal immune responses url: academic.oup.com/plcell/artic...
A two-shelled snail that turns green because it's absorbing chloroplasts from the algae that it feeds on.
'Life,' as the famous scientist said, '... uh... finds a way.'
'Life,' as the famous scientist said, '... uh... finds a way.'
We’ve looked at snails with one shell and slugs with no shells. Now let’s have a look at a snail with two shells, because Nature laughs at our puny attempts to pigeonhole.
In today’s #AtoZ – J is for Julia (Juliidae) (1/9)
Pic: © uwkwaj CC BY-NC
In today’s #AtoZ – J is for Julia (Juliidae) (1/9)
Pic: © uwkwaj CC BY-NC
May 14, 2026 at 11:35 AM
A two-shelled snail that turns green because it's absorbing chloroplasts from the algae that it feeds on.
'Life,' as the famous scientist said, '... uh... finds a way.'
'Life,' as the famous scientist said, '... uh... finds a way.'
LIVING EMERALDS
Costasiella sea slugs showcase their brilliant green, plant-like appendages. Through these miniature marvels "steal" chloroplasts to perform photosynthesis.
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Costasiella sea slugs showcase their brilliant green, plant-like appendages. Through these miniature marvels "steal" chloroplasts to perform photosynthesis.
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March 22, 2025 at 9:22 PM
LIVING EMERALDS
Costasiella sea slugs showcase their brilliant green, plant-like appendages. Through these miniature marvels "steal" chloroplasts to perform photosynthesis.
📹 moodhumeehaa
Costasiella sea slugs showcase their brilliant green, plant-like appendages. Through these miniature marvels "steal" chloroplasts to perform photosynthesis.
📹 moodhumeehaa
the only ethical food source is to bioengineer yourself chloroplasts and photosynthezie, and fruit
June 16, 2026 at 9:25 PM
the only ethical food source is to bioengineer yourself chloroplasts and photosynthezie, and fruit
Here are some “leaf” or phyllid cells from moss Physcomitrium patens gametophore. Cells are expressing a green fluorescence marker that labels the vacuolar membrane. Chloroplasts' autofluorescence is in magenta.
Can you spot dividing chloroplasts?
#microscopymonday #moss #plantcells
Can you spot dividing chloroplasts?
#microscopymonday #moss #plantcells
October 13, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Here are some “leaf” or phyllid cells from moss Physcomitrium patens gametophore. Cells are expressing a green fluorescence marker that labels the vacuolar membrane. Chloroplasts' autofluorescence is in magenta.
Can you spot dividing chloroplasts?
#microscopymonday #moss #plantcells
Can you spot dividing chloroplasts?
#microscopymonday #moss #plantcells
Sea slugs steal foreign chloroplasts for photosynthesis and starvation resistance. Photo by Anik Grearson. #evolution #symbiosis. #cellbiology. @cellpress.bsky.social
September 18, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Sea slugs steal foreign chloroplasts for photosynthesis and starvation resistance. Photo by Anik Grearson. #evolution #symbiosis. #cellbiology. @cellpress.bsky.social
This second event occurred when more advanced cells absorbed cyanobacteria. Cyanobacteria can harvest energy from sunlight and they eventually become organelles called chloroplasts that can harvest energy from sunlight. The chloroplasts gave us another core principle of biology-
April 20, 2024 at 4:02 PM
This second event occurred when more advanced cells absorbed cyanobacteria. Cyanobacteria can harvest energy from sunlight and they eventually become organelles called chloroplasts that can harvest energy from sunlight. The chloroplasts gave us another core principle of biology-
Dynamics of mitochondria (green) and chloroplasts (red) in Turtle Vine leaf cells (Callisia repens)
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Patrick Hickey - Dynamics of mitochondria (green) and chloroplasts (red) in Turtle Vine leaf cells (Callisia repens)
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September 27, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Dynamics of mitochondria (green) and chloroplasts (red) in Turtle Vine leaf cells (Callisia repens)
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Chloroplasts are the pancakehouse of the cell
This is your Pancake Day reminder that the chloroplasts in plant cells are absolutely full of tiny pancakes
March 4, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Chloroplasts are the pancakehouse of the cell
‘Wildest thing’: solar-powered slug steals chloroplasts and stores them for emergencies
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June 26, 2025 at 11:59 AM
‘Wildest thing’: solar-powered slug steals chloroplasts and stores them for emergencies
doi.org/10.1038/d415...
A comment on this @cellpress.bsky.social paper: "A host organelle integrates stolen chloroplasts for animal photosynthesis"
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A comment on this @cellpress.bsky.social paper: "A host organelle integrates stolen chloroplasts for animal photosynthesis"
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Many members of the sacoglossan sea slug family are adapted to a kleptoplastic lifestyle, allowing them to (inefficiently) photosynthesize for brief periods when food is scarce.
But turning an animal cell into a plant cell is not a trivial task. Plants are specially adapted to keep chloroplasts.
But turning an animal cell into a plant cell is not a trivial task. Plants are specially adapted to keep chloroplasts.
Photosynthesis: On the art of stealing chloroplasts
Sea slugs increase the longevity of the chloroplasts they steal from algae by limiting the harmful side-effects of photosynthesis.
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December 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Many members of the sacoglossan sea slug family are adapted to a kleptoplastic lifestyle, allowing them to (inefficiently) photosynthesize for brief periods when food is scarce.
But turning an animal cell into a plant cell is not a trivial task. Plants are specially adapted to keep chloroplasts.
But turning an animal cell into a plant cell is not a trivial task. Plants are specially adapted to keep chloroplasts.