Terrestrial plants drove an increase in global photosynthesis between 2003 and 2021, a trend partially offset by a weak ...

This research demonstrates that gene editing can help crops better meet global food needs while adhering to environmental ...

Researchers at MIT have made a major breakthrough in optimizing rubisco, a key enzyme in photosynthesis. By modifying a ...

Evolutionary plant biologists at the University of Toronto have identified a protein that evolved approximately 500 million ...

Absence of carbonic anhydrase in chloroplasts affects C3 plant development but not photosynthesis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2021; 118 (33): e2107425118 DOI: 10.1073/pnas ...

MIT gave photosynthesis a boost by evolving rubisco to work faster, raising hopes for higher crop yields and more efficient plants.

Sucrose is a vital energy source in plants. It also drives growth and serves as an important signaling molecule during stress and development. Sucrose is a key product of photosynthesis and the ...

To measure these impacts on photosynthesis, the researchers analyzed more than 3,000 data points from 157 studies of microplastics and plants, then they used artificial intelligence to model those ...

Closer inspection at the cellular level revealed that plants were holding back on bringing phosphorus into their chloroplasts as a sort of response to being exposed to so much CO 2. Because phosphorus ...

The scientists found that the place in the cell where photosynthesis starts was "leaking" electrons. In nature, this could protect plants from the harmful parts of sunlight.