Structural studies of some of nature's most efficient light-harvesting systems are lighting the way for new generations of biologically inspired solar cell devices.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 23, 2011
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Plants leaves are sealed with a gas-tight wax layer to prevent water loss. Plants breathe through microscopic pores called stomata (Greek for mouths) on the surfaces of leaves. Over 40% of the carbon dioxide, CO2, in the ...
Biotechnology
Feb 5, 2012
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How will plant cells that live in the oceans and serve as the basic food supply for many of the world's sea creatures react to climate change?
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 15, 2009
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Step into your new, microscopic time machine. Scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder have discovered that a type of single-celled organism living in modern-day oceans may have a lot in common with life forms that ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 6, 2021
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How do plants "know" it is time to flower? A new study uncovers exactly where a key protein forms before it triggers the flowering process in plants.
Biotechnology
Apr 5, 2018
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You might need a microscope to witness the next agricultural revolution. New research, published in the journal Science Advances, demonstrates how microfluidic technologies can be used to identify, isolate and propagate specific ...
Biotechnology
Sep 2, 2020
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A new study has found that pollution from fine particles in the air – mainly the result of burning coal or volcanic eruptions – can shade corals from sunlight and cool the surrounding water resulting in reduced growth ...
Environment
Apr 7, 2013
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(Phys.org)—Diatoms (unicellular photosynthetic organisms) reproduce through asexual cell division alternating with short periods of sexual reproduction. A German and Belgian team has now determined that pheromones play ...
Biochemistry
Dec 14, 2012
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An international team of researchers has solved the structure and elucidated the function of photosynthetic complex I. This membrane protein complex plays a major role in dynamically rewiring photosynthesis. The team from ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 21, 2018
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Some of the ocean's tiniest organisms get swept into underwater currents that act as a conduit that shuttles them from the sunny surface to deeper, darker depths where they play a huge role in affecting the ocean's chemistry ...
Ecology
May 2, 2024
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