Cucumber peel color can decide whether a fruit looks fresh, desirable, and worth buying. In many markets, especially in ...

Energy-making chloroplasts from algae have been inserted into hamster cells, enabling the cells to photosynthesize light, according to new research in Japan. It was previously thought that combining ...

Chloroplast proteases are central to maintaining the functional integrity of the photosynthetic machinery. They regulate the degradation of damaged, misfolded, or obsolete proteins, thereby ensuring ...

A recent study by Chinese scientists has revealed the intricate molecular machinery driving energy exchange within chloroplasts, shedding light on a key event in the evolution of plant life. Led by ...

A new study reveals the dynamics of photosynthesis at the cellular level. Led by co-authors Professor Barry Bruce and ...

Takashi Hirashima is in the Faculty of Life Sciences and at the Institute for Protein Dynamics, Kyoto Sangyo University, Kyoto 603-8555, Japan. Toshiya Endo is in the Faculty of Life Sciences and at ...