All about the way plants turn sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide into food.

After decades of failed attempts, scientists have finally succeeded in coaxing animal cells into photosynthesizing. So far, the researchers have only managed to achieve the feat in cultured cells ...

"We thought that the chloroplasts would be digested by the animal cells within hours after being introduced. However, what we found was that they continued to function for up to two days ...

Walker, D. A., Biochemistry of Chloroplasts, 2, 53 (Proc. NATO Inst. for Advanced Study, Aberystwyth, 1965) (Academic Press, London, 1967).

"We thought that the chloroplasts would be digested by the animal cells within hours after being introduced. However, what we found was that they continued to function for up to two days ...

Scientists in Japan have found a way to create solar-powered tissues, which may lead to breakthroughs in growing organs and ...

Learn more about eLife assessments Plants distribute many nutrients to chloroplasts during leaf development and maturation. When leaves senesce or experience sugar starvation, the autophagy machinery ...

Scientists create solar-powered animal cells using chloroplasts. Hybrid cells show enhanced growth and photosynthesis activity. Breakthrough may lead to sustainable tissue engineering.

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Credit: Pavan Kumar T S / Close-Up Photographer of the Year A gliding frog clings to twigs in its final minutes of life. A pit viper is latched to the frog that will soon be swallowed whole.

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 ...