We describe the general background and the recent advances in research on underwater photosynthesis of leaf segments, whole communities, and plant dominated aquatic ecosystems and present contemporary ...

Quantum mechanics enables efficient energy transfer in photosynthesis, offering insights for artificial solar energy systems. Credit: SciTechDaily.com Quantum mechanics plays a role in the process of ...

Rubisco is the enzyme responsible for carbon fixation in plants, algae and many bacteria. A screen of a comprehensive library of rubisco variants (each with a different single-amino-acid mutation ...

Additionally, the study also finds that micro-Diatoms had a higher proportion in this section due to their relatively low surface-to-volume ratios, ability to sink to deeper layer for nutrient ...