At the heart of its solution lies very special microbes — photosynthetic, gram-negative, purple bacteria, such as Rhodovulum sulfidophilum — which have the ability to pull both carbon and ...

Researchers have investigated the structure and light energy transfer efficiency of a protein complex crucial to the photosynthesis of purple sulfur bacteria thriving in high-salt, high-alkaline ...

It is a common gut bacteria that never normally sees the light of day, but now Chinese scientists have engineered E coli so that it can harness sunlight like a plant. Incorporating a custom ...

Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have reported on the structure and light energy transfer efficiency of a protein ...

Bacteria could be the answer to living solar panels that harness the power of the sun for homes in the future. Here's how they'd work.

Plants use quantum mechanics to optimize photosynthesis, inspiring new artificial light-harvesting technologies.

Tsukuba, Japan—Unlike plants and cyanobacteria, photosynthetic bacteria, such as purple sulfur bacteria, thrive in extreme environments with high salt concentrations and alkalinity. These ...

such as photosynthetic bacteria. However, the exact mechanisms have still not been fully elucidated. Hauer and first author Erika Keil see their study as an important new basis in the effort to ...

such as photosynthetic bacteria. However, the exact mechanisms have still not been fully elucidated. Hauer and first author Erika Keil see their study as an important new basis in the effort to ...

Bacteria with streamlined genomes sometimes ... Under the sea ice during the Arctic’s pitch-black polar night, cells power photosynthesis on the lowest light levels ever observed in nature.