Next the researchers are working on soybeans and cowpeas; the latter is “a hugely important food-security crop in African ...

A new study has uncovered a novel P-type PPR protein, BoYgl-2, which plays a crucial role in chloroplast RNA editing and chlorophyll biosynthesis in cabbage.

“Our existence is probably not an evolutionary fluke,” says Jennifer Macalady, a study co-author and microbiology professor ...

Plants encounter various abiotic stresses, such as drought, salinity, and extreme temperatures, which can significantly hinder their growth and ...

A new study has uncovered a novel P-type PPR protein, BoYgl-2, which plays a crucial role in chloroplast RNA editing and chlorophyll biosynthesis in ...

Cyanobacteria began contributing oxygen to Earth's mostly noxious atmosphere more than 2 billion years ago. The photosystem ...

Most life on Earth relies on the sun’s energy for survival, but what about organisms in the deep sea that live beyond the ...

They concluded that the process can’t happen if there is a ... Does that mean we could one day gain chloroplasts and become photosynthetic? Giger thinks it would be difficult for a chloroplast ...

Jovine, the cofounder and chief scientist of Brilliant Planet, is trying to engineer high-growth microalgae strains to ...

"This species takes up unrelated organism's chloroplasts—organelles that perform photosynthesis if exposed to sunlight. This process is called kleptoplasty, in which an organism steals ...

Bernhard explained. "This species takes up unrelated organism's chloroplasts -- organelles that perform photosynthesis if exposed to sunlight. This process is called kleptoplasty, in which an ...