As the planet warms and global population grows, a looming food crisis is spurring biochemists to reengineer one of the most ...

One of the biggest scientific mysteries is where life on Earth started.

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After a few mind-numbing steps, this reaction makes yet another molecule called G3P. Two of them combine to form a sugar — one more brick in the edifice that is a plant. Meanwhile, a bunch of G3P is ...

Photosynthesis: A Chemical and Biological ... they trigger what's known as a photosynthetic electron-transfer reaction: a chemical reaction that produces a "proton gradient." ...

Mimicking how plants convert sunlight into energy has long been a dream for scientists aiming to create renewable energy ...

Japanese researchers have made a significant breakthrough in the field of renewable energy. A bio-inspired hydrogel could ...

Artificial photosynthesis, the process of using sunlight to drive clean energy-producing reactions, aims to imitate this natural method. Yet, achieving a synthetic system that functions as smoothly as ...

It is absolutely essential for life on Earth. “All living organisms on Earth, including humans, are able to live thanks to photosynthesis,” Matsunaga explained. “Animal cells consume oxygen, eat and ...

Photosynthesis is the process by which plants ... The process can be broken down into two stages - the light and dark reactions. NADPH and ATP generated during the light reactions fuel the ...

Researchers had given up on achieving photosynthesis in animals, Professor Sachihiro Matsunaga told Newsweek, but that didn't ...