Plants carry out photosynthesis and thus form the basis for most life on Earth. Researchers from Kaiserslautern and Potsdam have now investigated whether the production of photosynthesis proteins in land plants and algae ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 6, 2018
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Under warmer conditions, plants can take up more carbon dioxide by using carbon more efficiently for growth, shows a new study.
Plants & Animals
Jul 20, 2018
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In the quest to realize artificial photosynthesis to convert sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide into fuel—just as plants do—researchers need to not only identify materials to efficiently perform photoelectrochemical ...
Nanophysics
Jul 18, 2018
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The discovery changes our understanding of the basic mechanism of photosynthesis and should rewrite the textbooks.
Biotechnology
Jun 14, 2018
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Arguably, the greatest fueler of life on our planet is photosynthesis, but understanding its labyrinthine chemistry, powered by sunlight, is challenging. Researchers recently illuminated some new steps inside the molecular ...
Biotechnology
Jun 11, 2018
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It doesn't matter if it's a forest, a soybean field, or a prairie, all plants take up carbon dioxide during photosynthesis—the process where they use sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into food. During this changeover, ...
Environment
Jun 5, 2018
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Even the best human-engineered solar cell is essentially a clunky dial-up modem compared to the sleek high-speed efficiency of the humble leaf. After all, plants have had about a billion years to perfect the process of photosynthesis, ...
Biotechnology
May 22, 2018
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Plants convert water and carbon dioxide into sugars and oxygen by photosynthesis. Photosynthesis is thus integral to life as we know it and has been investigated extensively by researchers around the globe.
Cell & Microbiology
May 17, 2018
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In a study of 11 different plant species, published in Molecular Biology and Evolution, researchers at the University of Oxford have shown that the speed at which plants evolve is linked to how good they are at photosynthesis.
Evolution
Apr 24, 2018
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The average global energy consumption of transportation fuels is currently several terawatts (1 terawatt = 1012 Joule) per second. A major scientific gap for developing a solar fuels technology that could replace fossil resources ...
Nanophysics
Apr 13, 2018
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