Into the shadows and back into sunlight: photosynthesis in fluctuating light

SP Long, SH Taylor, SJ Burgess… - Annual Review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Photosynthesis is an important remaining opportunity for further improvement in the genetic
yield potential of our major crops. Measurement, analysis, and improvement of leaf CO2 …

[HTML][HTML] Minimizing carbon footprint via microalgae as a biological capture

H Onyeaka, T Miri, KC Obileke, A Hart… - Carbon Capture Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
The threatening crisis of climate change and pollution resulting from various anthropogenic
interventions has attracted worldwide attention over the last few decades. However, carbon …

A hybrid inorganic–biological artificial photosynthesis system for energy-efficient food production

EC Hann, S Overa, M Harland-Dunaway, AF Narvaez… - Nature food, 2022 - nature.com
Artificial photosynthesis systems are proposed as an efficient alternative route to capture
CO2 to produce additional food for growing global demand. Here a two-step CO2 …

Light harvesting in oxygenic photosynthesis: Structural biology meets spectroscopy

R Croce, H van Amerongen - Science, 2020 - science.org
BACKGROUND The harvesting of photons is the first step in photosynthesis, the biological
process that transforms solar energy into chemical energy. The photosynthetic membranes …

Genetic strategies for improving crop yields

J Bailey-Serres, JE Parker, EA Ainsworth, GED Oldroyd… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
The current trajectory for crop yields is insufficient to nourish the world's population by 2050.
Greater and more consistent crop production must be achieved against a backdrop of …

Overview and challenges of large-scale cultivation of photosynthetic microalgae and cyanobacteria

L Novoveská, SL Nielsen, OT Eroldoğan… - Marine drugs, 2023 - mdpi.com
Microalgae and cyanobacteria are diverse groups of organisms with great potential to
benefit societies across the world. These organisms are currently used in food, feed …

Photosynthetic semiconductor biohybrids for solar-driven biocatalysis

S Cestellos-Blanco, H Zhang, JM Kim, Y Shen… - Nature Catalysis, 2020 - nature.com
Photosynthetic semiconductor biohybrids integrate the best attributes of biological whole-
cell catalysts and semiconducting nanomaterials. Enzymatic machinery enveloped in its …

Enhancing the light reactions of photosynthesis: Strategies, controversies, and perspectives

D Leister - Molecular Plant, 2023 - cell.com
Photosynthesis is central to life on Earth, employing sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to
produce chemical energy and oxygen. It is generally accepted that boosting its efficiency …

Feeding the world: improving photosynthetic efficiency for sustainable crop production

AJ Simkin, PE López-Calcagno… - Journal of Experimental …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
A number of recent studies have provided strong support demonstrating that improving the
photosynthetic processes through genetic engineering can provide an avenue to improve …

Synthetic glycolate metabolism pathways stimulate crop growth and productivity in the field

PF South, AP Cavanagh, HW Liu, DR Ort - Science, 2019 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Meeting food demands for the growing global human population requires
improving crop productivity, and large gains are possible through enhancing photosynthetic …