A new study provides the first insights into how thylakoid membranes—the internal compartments where oxygen-producing ...

A collaborative study led by Dr. Christopher Gisriel at Yale University and Dr. Tanai Cardona at Queen Mary University of London, published in Frontiers in Plant Science, offers new insight on the ...

Researchers at the University of Liège (ULiège) have identified microstructures in fossil cells that are 1.75 billion years old. These structures, called thylakoid membranes, are the oldest ever ...

Plants use sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into energy-rich sugars and oxygen in various ways (photosynthesis). Drought is a major challenge in this process. A research team led by ...

Scientists have unraveled the evolutionary journey of a unique type of photosynthesis that allows some bacteria to harness far-red light, a region beyond the visible spectrum. This discovery could ...

Photosynthesis transforms solar energy into oxygen and sugar and first arose in bacteria, but the molecular mechanisms involved in the origin and evolution of the existing bacterial phototrophs have ...

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 ...

It’s not an exaggeration to suggest that the most significant event on Earth was the evolution of photosynthesis. The ability to harvest energy from light freed life from the need to scavenge energy ...

C4 photosynthesis is a sophisticated adaptation that enhances carbon fixation efficiency by partitioning the photosynthetic process between two specialised cell types. In mesophyll cells, atmospheric ...

Sunlight provides the energy needed for photosynthesis and growth, but it also exposes plants to harmful ultraviolet-B (UV-B) ...