Understanding how bacteria use 'sunscreen' to adapt to climate

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Cyanobacteria, commonly known as blue-green algae, are found almost everywhere in the world—from hot springs to arctic ice to antioxidant smoothies. Part of their extreme adaptability lies within a unique light-harvesting structure called the phycobilisome. These modular antennae both collect energy from sunlight and adapt to changing light levels in order to provide a sort of sunscreen for the bacteria.