Imagine we could do what green plants can do: photosynthesis. Then we could satisfy our enormous energy needs with deep-green hydrogen and climate-neutral biodiesel. Scientists have been working on this for decades. Chemist ...
Biochemistry
Jun 1, 2022
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Fads and fashion have always influenced the plants we keep. And so it is with variegated plants, which have become very popular with indoor plant enthusiasts these days.
Plants & Animals
Apr 14, 2022
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The uptake of CO₂ from the air is an essential process of plant photosynthesis. In dry areas, some plants shift this process to the night so that they can keep their stomata closed during the day and thus reduce the evaporation ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 18, 2021
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A team of scientists have measured the relative importance of the different obstacles that carbon dioxide (CO2) encounters in its voyage from the atmosphere to the interior of plant cells, where it is converted into sugars. ...
Biotechnology
Feb 12, 2021
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Australian agriculture plays a key role towards providing food for the planet but it is also expected to be one of the world's most impacted areas from climate change.
Plants & Animals
Feb 3, 2021
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Plants do a lot of work for us, producing the air we breathe, the food we eat, and even some of our medicine. But when it comes to removing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, we may have been overestimating their ability.
Environment
Dec 11, 2020
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The U.S. backs out of the Paris climate agreement even as carbon dioxide (CO2) levels continue to rise...
Plants & Animals
Nov 5, 2020
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A research group consisting of Associate Professor Fukayama Hiroshi (Kobe University, Graduate School of Agricultural Science) and Professor Matsumura Hiroyoshi (Ritsumeikan University) et al. have succeeded in greatly increasing ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 15, 2020
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Research led by scientists at The Australian National University (ANU) could lead to major improvements in crop production.
Plants & Animals
Jul 14, 2020
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The C4 cycle supercharges photosynthesis and evolved independently more than 62 times. Using constraint-based modeling, researchers successfully investigated which factors contributed to the evolution of the C4 trait. The ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 3, 2019
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