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Australian scientists discover first new chlorophyll in 60 years
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Australian scientists have stumbled upon the first new chlorophyll to be discovered in over 60 years, according to a study published Friday in journal Science.
Found by accident in stromatolites from Western Australia's Shark Bay, the new pigment named chlorophyll f can utilize lower light energy than any other known chlorophyll. It is the fifth known type of chlorophyll molecule on Earth.
The new chlorophyll was discovered deep within stromatolites -- rock-like structures built by photosynthetic bacteria, called cyanobacteria -- by lead author Dr. Min Chen from the University of...