Sometimes we assume that the natural way is the best way, or it doesn’t even occur to us to look for an alternative. Especially for the most basic things. But some scientists are questioning ...

Albert Porcar-Castell as co-author in Science paper "OCO-2 advances photosynthesis observation from space via solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence" published 13th of October. The paper gives direct ...

A cutting-edge experiment has revealed the quantum dynamics of one of nature's most crucial processes. Using a complex cast of metal-studded pigments, proteins, enzymes, and co-enzymes, photosynthetic ...

Alizée Malnoë ascends a spiral staircase to Myers Hall’s fourth floor “greenhouse,” one lacking windows. Just within stands metal shelving, housing trays of seedlings haloed by grow lights. She ...

Plants and animals have many similarities when it comes to what they need to survive. Both need water and air. We often think of animals using oxygen and glucose for cellular respiration and producing ...

The world's fight against global warming would be dramatically easier if a cheap technology was available to turn carbon dioxide into something useful. In fact, researchers and firms are trying to do ...

Try out this experiment in Atomic Labs. Go to the Biology lab and try the light intensity and photosynthesis experiment. Leave for five minutes for the pondweed to acclimatise to the new light ...

Photosynthesis occurs in chloroplasts found within cells. It is the chloroplasts that contain the green pigment chlorophyll which absorbs light. The plant uses this glucose to grow as well as make ...

Resurrecting billon-year-old enzymes reveals how photosynthesis adapted to the rise of oxygen. The central biocatalyst in photosynthesis, Rubisco, is the most abundant enzyme on earth. By ...

Photosynthesis in Higher Plants: Various processes are occurring inside the living organism. Each of these processes has its essentiality and is thus important for the survival of the organisms. One ...

A biochemistry lab on the Tempe campus seeks to speed up the processes of photosynthesis with the hope of someday being able to increase crop yield and decrease world hunger. With growing worldwide ...