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 24, 2019Earth & The Environment
OCT 24, 2019New research funded by the Winton Programme for the Physics of Sustainability, the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, and the Engineer...WRITTEN BY: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 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 LeitchMAY 24, 2019Earth & The Environment
MAY 24, 2019New research published in the journal Nature Communications highlights the potential of an unprecedented technology: artificial photosynthesis. But the wow...WRITTEN BY: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 14, 2019Genetics & Genomics
MAY 14, 2019Tiny photosynthetic microbes in the world's oceans are thought to produce nearly half of the oxygen we breathe....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchAPR 27, 2019Videos
APR 27, 2019Researchers have created plants that can produce a type of nanomaterial, and that could sense chemicals or photosynthesize more efficiently....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchMAR 19, 2019Genetics & Genomics
MAR 19, 2019Thousands of genes are needed to generate the machinery that carries out photosynthesis....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchMAR 13, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
MAR 13, 2019Scientists discover what controls the circadian clock in plants....WRITTEN BY: Carly BoydJAN 05, 2019Videos
JAN 05, 2019Most crops on earth don't photosynthesize efficiently; they sometimes use a wasteful cellular pathway called photorespiration....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchOCT 15, 2018Plants & Animals
OCT 15, 2018As climate change rears its ugly head, Winters are getting shorter and the Spring season is kicking off earlier in the year. Plants are responding to these...WRITTEN BY: Anthony BouchardOCT 01, 2018Plants & Animals
OCT 01, 2018Earth’s plants and animals form a symbiotic relationship. As plants convert atmospheric carbon dioxide into oxygen, animal respiration then turns it...WRITTEN BY: Anthony BouchardAUG 23, 2018Genetics & Genomics
AUG 23, 2018Parts of our world already have to deal with periods of drought, and it may only get worse....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchAUG 01, 2018Earth & The Environment
AUG 01, 2018A new study published in Ecological Applications thinks that seagrass meadows could be the answer to alleviating ocean acidification throughout the ocean....WRITTEN BY: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 23, 2018Genetics & Genomics
JUL 23, 2018Plants of the future may not need to be fertilized; they might create their own nutrients. That could be a huge relief for the planet....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchJUL 18, 2018Genetics & Genomics
JUL 18, 2018There are untold numbers of bacteria in our world, and we play host to trillions of microbes. So what are all those bacterial genes doing?...WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchJUL 12, 2018Microbiology
JUL 12, 2018In this work, the importance of algae to complex food chains was highlighted....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchJUL 10, 2018Chemistry & Physics
JUL 10, 2018Agriculture, the human civilization's supporting pillar, has come a long way. Compared to the traditional way of cultivating crops, which is also known...WRITTEN BY: Yin (Daniel) DuanJUL 08, 2018Earth & The Environment
JUL 08, 2018One of the principal arguments that solar energy comes up against is its obvious dependence on sunlight - and for places that don’t receive much, or...WRITTEN BY: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 22, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
JUN 22, 2018This work will change textbooks, and may impact a variety of fields, including the search for extraterrestrial life....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchJUN 19, 2018Chemistry & Physics
JUN 19, 2018Quantum mechanics does not just rule the realm of physics, many biological processes that involve the conversion and transportation of energy (such as phot...WRITTEN BY: Yin (Daniel) DuanMAY 25, 2018Chemistry & Physics
MAY 25, 2018An international research team led by theoretical physicist Thomas la Cour Jansen has made a discovery about quantum physics, but in a biological system: f...WRITTEN BY: Yin (Daniel) Duan
OCT 24, 2019
Earth & The Environment
OCT 24, 2019
New research funded by the Winton Programme for the Physics of Sustainability, the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, and the Engineer...
WRITTEN BY:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
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...
WRITTEN BY:
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
Videos
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
MAR 13, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
MAR 13, 2019
Scientists discover what controls the circadian clock in plants....
WRITTEN BY:
Carly Boyd
JAN 05, 2019
Videos
JAN 05, 2019
Most crops on earth don't photosynthesize efficiently; they sometimes use a wasteful cellular pathway called photorespiration....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 15, 2018
Plants & Animals
OCT 15, 2018
As climate change rears its ugly head, Winters are getting shorter and the Spring season is kicking off earlier in the year. Plants are responding to these...
WRITTEN BY:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 01, 2018
Plants & Animals
OCT 01, 2018
Earth’s plants and animals form a symbiotic relationship. As plants convert atmospheric carbon dioxide into oxygen, animal respiration then turns it...
WRITTEN BY:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 23, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
AUG 23, 2018
Parts of our world already have to deal with periods of drought, and it may only get worse....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 01, 2018
Earth & The Environment
AUG 01, 2018
A new study published in Ecological Applications thinks that seagrass meadows could be the answer to alleviating ocean acidification throughout the ocean....
WRITTEN BY:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 23, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
JUL 23, 2018
Plants of the future may not need to be fertilized; they might create their own nutrients. That could be a huge relief for the planet....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 18, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
JUL 18, 2018
There are untold numbers of bacteria in our world, and we play host to trillions of microbes. So what are all those bacterial genes doing?...
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 12, 2018
Microbiology
JUL 12, 2018
In this work, the importance of algae to complex food chains was highlighted....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 10, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
JUL 10, 2018
Agriculture, the human civilization's supporting pillar, has come a long way. Compared to the traditional way of cultivating crops, which is also known...
WRITTEN BY:
Yin (Daniel) Duan
JUL 08, 2018
Earth & The Environment
JUL 08, 2018
One of the principal arguments that solar energy comes up against is its obvious dependence on sunlight - and for places that don’t receive much, or...
WRITTEN BY:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 22, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
JUN 22, 2018
This work will change textbooks, and may impact a variety of fields, including the search for extraterrestrial life....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 19, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
JUN 19, 2018
Quantum mechanics does not just rule the realm of physics, many biological processes that involve the conversion and transportation of energy (such as phot...
WRITTEN BY:
Yin (Daniel) Duan
MAY 25, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
MAY 25, 2018
An international research team led by theoretical physicist Thomas la Cour Jansen has made a discovery about quantum physics, but in a biological system: f...
WRITTEN BY:
Yin (Daniel) Duan