Researchers have isolated and determined the molecular structure of the light-harvesting antenna that helps some cyanobacteria—formerly referred to as blue-green algae—produce energy through ...

Photosynthesis, the natural process of converting sunlight energy into chemical energy and generating molecular oxygen, is a remarkable natural phenomenon that not only forms the basis for sustaining ...

Researchers have revealed the 3D structure of lab-made light-harvesting complex II (LHCII), a key component in photosynthesis. Using cryo-electron microscopy, they found that artificial LHCII closely ...

Researchers have discovered new understanding of bacterial photosynthesis. Using cutting-edge techniques, investigators have unveiled intricate detailed images of the key photosynthetic protein ...

Sunlight drives nearly all life on Earth, but much remains a mystery about the light-harvesting molecules on which biology depends in photosynthesis. In a new study published online June 14 in the ...

Coccolithophores are a type of single-celled microalgae that fix CO 2 into organic matter and precipitate calcium carbonate, profoundly shaping ocean optics, carbon export, and long-term carbon ...

In natural photosynthesis, light-harvesting complexes capture solar photons and funnel excitation energy to reaction centres with near-unity efficiency. Over the past two decades, evidence has emerged ...

The composition of reconstructed LHCII, as seen in the apoprotein (left) and superposed structure of pigments (right), closely matches that of natural LHCII in most regions. Humans can do plenty, but ...