UNCOVERING A NEW CHLOROPHYLL.

The article reports on a new kind of chlorophyll found in cyanobacteria living in rocky outcroppings off the west coast Australia. The newly christened chlorophyll f absorbs redder wavelengths of light than its four chlorophyll siblings and thus widens the spectrum of light known to be harvested by photosynthetic organisms. It was found by a team of researchers led by Min Chen, a biochemist at the University of Sidney.