Photosynthesis
Photosynthesis: the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water. Photosynthesis in plants generally involves the green pigment chlorophyll and generates oxygen as a byproduct.
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OCT 16, 2019Chemistry & Physics
OCT 16, 2019Boosting investment in renewable energy and reducing the use of fossil fuel are the two commonly acceptable measures to combat climate change. However, sci...WRITTEN BY: Yin (Daniel) DuanSEP 08, 2019Space & Astronomy
SEP 08, 2019As the interest in colonizing Mars grows, researchers are scrambling to find miracle materials that might help with this long-term goal. In addition to shi...WRITTEN BY: Anthony BouchardAUG 08, 2019Earth & The Environment
AUG 08, 2019A USC-led research team discovered the unique role that a light-capturing marine microbe plays in regulating Earth’s climate. The team consisted of s...WRITTEN BY: Tiffany DazetJUL 19, 2019Chemistry & Physics
JUL 19, 2019Long before Earth became a hotbed for a diversity of life forms, its atmosphere had almost no oxygen. Thanks to the emergence of photosynthesis inside prim...WRITTEN BY: Yin (Daniel) DuanJUL 09, 2019Genetics & Genomics
JUL 09, 2019Agriculture has valued the production of a handful of staple foods, and genetic diversity among our crops has declined, weakening food security....WRITTEN BY: Carmen Leitch
OCT 16, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
OCT 16, 2019
Boosting investment in renewable energy and reducing the use of fossil fuel are the two commonly acceptable measures to combat climate change. However, sci...
WRITTEN BY:
Yin (Daniel) Duan
SEP 08, 2019
Space & Astronomy
SEP 08, 2019
As the interest in colonizing Mars grows, researchers are scrambling to find miracle materials that might help with this long-term goal. In addition to shi...
WRITTEN BY:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 08, 2019
Earth & The Environment
AUG 08, 2019
A USC-led research team discovered the unique role that a light-capturing marine microbe plays in regulating Earth’s climate. The team consisted of s...
WRITTEN BY:
Tiffany Dazet
JUL 19, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
JUL 19, 2019
Long before Earth became a hotbed for a diversity of life forms, its atmosphere had almost no oxygen. Thanks to the emergence of photosynthesis inside prim...
WRITTEN BY:
Yin (Daniel) Duan
JUL 09, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
JUL 09, 2019
Agriculture has valued the production of a handful of staple foods, and genetic diversity among our crops has declined, weakening food security....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 24, 2019
Earth & The Environment
MAY 24, 2019
New research published in the journal Nature Communications highlights the potential of an unprecedented technology: artificial photosynthesis. But the wow...
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Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 14, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
MAY 14, 2019
Tiny photosynthetic microbes in the world's oceans are thought to produce nearly half of the oxygen we breathe....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
APR 27, 2019
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APR 27, 2019
Researchers have created plants that can produce a type of nanomaterial, and that could sense chemicals or photosynthesize more efficiently....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 19, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
MAR 19, 2019
Thousands of genes are needed to generate the machinery that carries out photosynthesis....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch