Click on the right arrow to see another desmid on a moss leaf. Biology in the background Desmids are green algae that come in many different shapes and sizes, but they all have one thing in common – ...

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.

Photosynthesis - mainly carried out by plants - is based on a remarkably efficient energy conversion process. To generate chemical energy, sunlight must first be captured and transported further. This ...

During photosynthesis a plant absorbs light energy using the pigment chlorophyll. This allows it to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose. This glucose is: After a few minutes, the parts ...

There needs to be light for the process to start, absorbed by thechlorophyll and chloroplasts, and of those, they can be found in all the green partsfor ossificis, mainly in the leaves of plants.