Essays on Plastid

There is no doubt that photosynthesis is believed to be the only storage of the solar energy processes on earth, and as well as the source of food and energy resources (Blankenship 434). This understanding concerning the origin and evolution of photosynthesis is critical in explaining all the complex paths followed by photosynthetic process.

The origin of life and photosynthesis

The origin of life is traceable to the origin and evolution of the process of photosynthesis. It is believed that the early atmospheric originally composed of neutral gases, mainly carbon dioxide and nitrogen (Hartman 516). However, critics questioned the probability of the occurrence of the ...

Genetics has progressed over the recent years. Very sophisticated methods of studying genes and researching how species have evolved from one cell into complex animals. The purpose of the research by Lee, Lai, Malik, Saldarriaga, Kelling, and Slamovits at the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalhousie University was to observe and gather more information about The Oxyrrhis marina (O. marina). The species is very good for studying about the development of two taxonomic groups of “protists, dinoflagellates and apicomplexans” (1). The molecular structure is simple, so it is at the ...

Article Reflection

Article Reflection

Introduction

Placids can be defined as the endosymbiotic organelles, which substantially rely on the cell of their hosts to survive. Even so, placids are reported to have shown so much diversity in different situations. Therefore, ways through which differences emerge has been addressed. Some of the aspects that contribute to these differences are such as the difference in the lineages from which plastids originated. This is evident given that there are primary and secondary lineages from which the plastids can stem from. Additionally, the cause for the small size of the plastids has been established. Plastids are ...

These two readings emphasize on how it is interesting to know that cell evolution research is advancing in new and exciting ways at the intersection of genomics, cell biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, and microbiology. The aim of the papers is to reexamine one of the more revolutionary conjectures made to account for the origin of the complicated kind of cell that is the structural unit of the higher animals and plants. The first reading is entitled “Origin of eukaryotic cells: 40 years on”, the paper is authored by John M. Archibald. The book is aimed at discussing the ...