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Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have solved a long ...
Learn what respiration and photosynthesis are in plants. Find out how plants respire during the day and night in this Bitesize KS3 Biology guide.
Scientists discovered a new form of photosynthesis that could expand the search for alien life and help with genetically engineering crops to live in lower light conditions.
The evolution of oxygenic photosynthesis should have occurred some time before the oxidation of Earth’s atmosphere 2.5 billion years ago. The molybdenum isotopic signature of shallow marine ...
During photosynthesis, an enzyme called rubisco catalyzes a key reaction—the incorporation of carbon dioxide into organic ...
Photosynthesis in the dark? Unraveling the mystery of algae evolution Date: April 24, 2017 Source: Waseda University Summary: Researchers compared the photosynthetic regulation in glaucophytes ...
For the first time, researchers have observed how just one particle of light can trigger photosynthesis in bacteria — finally revealing the first step of the crucial process.
Photosynthesis is the process by which plants, algae and some bacteria convert carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and sugars to use as energy. To do this, the organisms use sunlight to oxidize ...
Photosynthesis originated a billion years earlier than we thought, study shows Date: March 6, 2018 Source: Elsevier Summary: The earliest oxygen-producing microbes may not have been cyanobacteria.
Photosynthesis ‘hack’ could ‘lead to new ways of developing renewable energy’ An international team, led by experts from the University of Cambridge, studied the process by which plants ...
Across the sites, the rate of photosynthesis increased, with an extra 9.1 grams of carbon taken up per square metre per year since 2001. The team calculated that around 44 per cent of this ...