Scientists at MIT have turbocharged one of nature’s most sluggish but essential enzymes—rubisco—by applying a cutting-edge ...

During photosynthesis, an enzyme called rubisco catalyzes a key reaction - the incorporation of carbon dioxide into organic ...

Photosynthesis is the process by which plants, algae and certain types of bacteria synthesise carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and typically water, using light as an energy source. The process ...

While humans can escape the heat by seeking shade or shedding layers, plants remain rooted in place. So how do they survive ...

With intensifying global warming and climate change, drought has become a major threat to global agriculture, impacting crop ...

A new study investigates how diffuse light affects evapotranspiration and carbon uptake across forest, grassland, shrub, and ...

“We found that plants don’t respond to water stress in a simple, straight-line way,” said senior author Kelly Caylor, a professor at UCSB’s Bren School of Environmental Science & Management. “Instead, ...

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Researchers at UC Santa Barbara and San Diego State University develop a new model that reveals how plants react to water ...

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