title: The mysteries of the diatoms.
abstract: Understanding the physiology of these unique and spectacularly successful algal species could lead to substantial benefits in a wide range of areas from nanotechnology to climate change. Michael Gross reports.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gross
mesh_terms: D005075:Biological Evolution; D057486:Carbon Cycle; D017377:Diatoms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D016678:Genome; D009024:Morphogenesis