Energy-making chloroplasts from algae have been inserted into hamster cells, enabling the cells to photosynthesize light, according to new research in Japan. It was previously thought that ...

Solar-powered animal cells Researchers combine chloroplasts from algae with hamster cells Date: October 30, 2024 Source: University of Tokyo Summary: Energy-making chloroplasts from algae have ...

A number of large seaweeds, like the leafy green algae Caulerpa, lack microscopic dividing structures, making them some of the biggest single cell systems known. Such plant relatives are still ...

Sep. 22, 2021 — Scientists have discovered that symbiotic single-celled algae that live inside of and feed corals can reproduce not only by mitosis, but also sexually. Encouraging sex in these ...

Researchers in Japan have achieved a milestone in cellular biology by embedding chloroplasts from algae into hamster cells, creating photosynthetic animal cells that survive and continue ...

The first step in the treatment was gene therapy. The genetic instructions for making the rhodopsins were taken from algae and given to cells in the deep surviving layers of the retina at the back ...

While most car manufacturers believe that hydrogen fuel cells are the long-term solution ... solution for hydrogen production-- bioengineered algae. Developed at the U.S. National Renewable ...

A first-of-its-kind achievement has implanted photosynthesizing cells in animal cells to make “planimals.” This feat could be ...

A study at the University of Cordoba shows how algae produce auxin, a plant hormone, opening a path of communication with ...