Every day, enough sunlight hits the Earth to power the planet many times over — if only we could more efficiently capture all the energy. With today’s solar panels limited […]
Photosynthesis
Posted inGenomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Plant Biology, Press Release
Mechanism for Photosynthesis Already Existed in Primeval Microbe
Photosynthesis, creating oxygen and carbohydrates such as glucose from solar energy, water, and CO2, is indispensable for many species on this planet. However, it is unclear exactly how or when […]
Posted inBiochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Biophysics, Press Release
How Plants and Bacteria See Light
Plants, bacteria and fungi react to light with light-sensitive proteins. Scientists from the University of Gothenburg and their Finnish colleagues from University of Jyväskylä have now determined the inner workings […]
Posted inBiosignatures & Paleobiology, Plant Biology, Press Release
Ancient Rocks Record First Evidence for Photosynthesis That Made Oxygen
A new study shows that iron-bearing rocks that formed at the ocean floor 3.2 billion years ago carry unmistakable evidence of oxygen. The only logical source for that oxygen is […]
Posted inExoplanets, -moons, -comets, Habitable Zones, Plant Biology
Surface Flux Patterns on Planets in Circumbinary Systems, and Potential for Photosynthesis
Recently, the Kepler Space Telescope has detected several planets in orbit around a close binary star system. These so-called circumbinary planets will experience non-trivial spatial and temporal distributions of radiative […]