Betsy Varghese

Green algal symbionts are stably retained and provisioned in the dark despite a clear physiological cost

Photosymbioses—associations between heterotrophs and photoautotrophs—are widespread and indispensable in today’s ecosystems. The chloroplasts of algae and land plants, which are at the heart of most of earth’s primary production, stem from ancient photosymbioses. Photosymbioses often combine heterotrophy and autotrophy...