In a study published in Nature Communications, scientists from Institute of Biophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Liverpool, Riken Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, and ...

Photosynthesis remains one of the fundamental biological processes that sustains life on Earth, converting light energy into chemical energy. The electron transport mechanisms underpinning this ...

Microscopic pores on the surface of leaves called stomata help plants "breathe" by controlling how much water they lose due to evaporation. These stomatal pores also enable and control carbon dioxide ...

Researchers have figured out how hornworts, a relative of mosses, condense RuBisCO into specialized compartments ...

Purple sulfur bacteria (PSB) convert light energy into chemical energy through photosynthesis. Interestingly, certain species can photosynthesize even in environments with low-calcium levels. Using ...

Using cryogenic electron microscopy, a research team has revealed, for the first time, the structures and binding environments of pigments bound to a protein called a photosynthetic antenna of the ...

Recognition of photodamaged D1 reaction center protein through Trp oxidation enables FtsH enzymatic degradation. Researchers from Okayama University, Japan, report the details of the photosystem-II ...

One of the most marginalized and in fact understudied plant groups, hornworts, has the potential to provide a long-awaited ...