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

As climate change intensifies droughts and other environmental stresses, maintaining crop productivity has become a major ...

As climate change intensifies droughts and other environmental stresses, maintaining crop productivity has become a major challenge for global agriculture. Drought can impair chloroplast development, ...

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

Plants and algae convert solar energy into chemical energy through photosynthesis. This process is vital for life on Earth and provides us with oxygen, food, fuels, and other valuable products.

Scientists found molecular evidence supporting the idea that chloroplasts originated as energy-generating organelles and only later evolved to support carbon assimilation in plant cells. One of the ...

The locations of chloroplast proteins reveal the spatial organization of the chloroplast. Engineering crop plants will help address food, fuel, and product production challenges that arise from ...