The interdisciplinary cooperation project PhotoKon could make a significant contribution to the regional bioeconomy by producing valuable chemicals directly from CO₂ and light, bypassing the need for ...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 116, No. 42 (October 15, 2019), pp. 21246-21255 (10 pages) Photosystem II (PSII) in the thylakoid membranes of ...

ST. LOUIS, MO, November 13, 2023 — An international research team led by James Umen, PhD, member, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center has made an unexpected discovery of a biased counting mechanism ...

Researchers had been studying the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii for decades without seeing evidence of an active virus within it—until a pair of Virginia Tech researchers waded into the ...

Human sperm can swim through surprisingly viscous fluids with ease – and they seemingly defy Newton's third law of motion to ...

Old Yellow Enzymes (OYEs) were discovered in the 1930s and have been the subject of much research ever since. This is because these biocatalysts -- coloured yellow by an auxiliary molecule -- are ...

In context: Algae-powered micro-machines aren't entirely new. Previous research employed microrobots propelled by algae to deliver drugs for treating lung cancer and inflammatory bowel disease.

A study at the University of Cordoba shows how algae produce auxin, a plant hormone, opening a path of communication with bacteria to generate synergies that could benefit agricultural production ...

A new study from a research team including Northwestern Engineering’s Niall Mangan provides a framework to boost crop growth by incorporating a strategy adopted from a fast-growing species of green ...