Photosynthesis is a fundamental biological process by which plants use light energy for growth. Most life forms on Earth are directly or indirectly dependent on photosynthesis. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 24, 2019
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Researchers have found a way to engineer more efficient versions of the plant enzyme Rubisco by using a red-algae-like Rubisco from a bacterium.
Plants & Animals
Sep 28, 2020
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A new Michigan State University study has identified a family of genes in cyanobacteria that help control carbon dioxide fixation.
Plants & Animals
Oct 8, 2019
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A study led by University of Liverpool scientists has revealed a new way to improve crop growth, meeting a significant challenge to increase crop productivity in a changing climate with a growing population.
Molecular & Computational biology
Apr 25, 2023
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Plants, algae and other photosynthetic organisms remove carbon dioxide from the air, incorporating it into starches in a process known as carbon fixation. In green algae, which contribute up to a third of global carbon fixation, ...
Biotechnology
Sep 12, 2019
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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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RuBisCO plays a key role in photosynthesis and is one of the most abundant enzymes in the world. A Japanese research team has revealed how charge distribution on RuBisCO's active sites is linked to the enzyme's ability to ...
Biochemistry
Mar 26, 2019
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A team led by Prof. Zhou Congzhao and Prof. Chen Yuxing from University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) reported the crystal structures of Raf1 from cyanobacteria Anabaena ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 8, 2020
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Researchers at the University of Tsukuba identified the proteins of a CO2-fixing organelle, namely, "pyrenoid," in the marine algal group Chlorarachniophyta and revealed various pyrenoid-associated proteins among algal groups, ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 29, 2024
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