News articles tagged with 'photosynthetic' (Page 2)
How do plants see light?
— 14 Sep 2008 16:54 | BiologyScientists from the Dept. of Plant Physiology in Giessen and the Dept. of Structural Biology in Marburg have made an important step towards understanding how 'phytochromes' work. This…
As Andean glacier retreats, tiny life forms swiftly move in
— 9 Sep 2008 16:51 | EnvironmentA University of Colorado at Boulder team working at 16,400 feet in the Peruvian Andes has discovered how barren soils uncovered by retreating glacier ice can swiftly establish a thriving…
Ancient bacteria rely on arsenic to grow
— 16 Aug 2008 12:58 | Geology and palaeontologyScientists have discovered ancient bacteria that rely on arsenic, rather than water, to grow during photosynthesis. Analysis indicates that this process probably dates back a few billion…
Scientists find new details following the path of solar energy during photosynthesis
— 28 Apr 2008 15:39 | BiologyImagine a technology that would not only provide a green and renewable source of electrical energy, but could also help scrub the atmosphere of excessive carbon dioxide resulting from…
A new twist on photosynthesis
— 12 Mar 2008 14:04 | BiologyA startling discovery by scientists at the Carnegie Institution puts a new twist on photosynthesis, arguably the most important biological process on Earth. Photosynthesis by plants,…
Variable light illuminates the distribution of picophytoplankton
— 19 Dec 2007 15:08 | BiologyTiny photosynthetic plankton less than a millionth of a millimetre in diameter numerically dominate marine phytoplankton. Their photosynthesis uses light to drive carbon dioxide uptake,…
Green algae, ancient cousin of plants and animals
— 12 Oct 2007 11:06 | BiologyGenes of a tiny, single-celled green alga called Chlamydomonas reinhardtii may contain scores more data about the common ancestry of plants and animals than the richest palaeontological…