redaktion4h ago

Donnerstag für Neugierige: Synthetische Biologie – Leben aus dem Baukasten?

Am 23. April bot der Future Space mit einem weiteren „Donnerstag für Neugierige“ einen fundierten Einblick in eines der spannendsten Forschungsfelder der Gegenwart: die synthetische Biologie. Referentin Dr. Heike Ziegler führte das Publikum sachlich und zugleich anschaulich durch eine Disziplin, die zunehmend an Bedeutung gewinnt. Im Zentrum des Vortrags stand die Idee, biologische Systeme nicht nur zu verstehen, sondern gezielt zu gestalten. Die synthetische Biologie verbindet […]

https://nordhessen-rundschau.de/wissenschaft-natur/donnerstag-fuer-neugierige-synthetische-biologie-leben-aus-dem-baukasten/

Climate Migrant2d ago

I have never seen my dog smiling like that!! Photosynthesis makes every being happy!!!

#rescuedog #Greekdog #plantpowereddog #dogsofmastodon #Lund #sun #photosynthesis

Annals of Botany2d ago

🆕 New issue of Annals of Botany is out!

🌿 UV protection vs photosynthesis trade-offs in bryophytes
🌱 What drives stomatal development: CO₂ or light?
🌾 Modelling leaf size across major cereal crops
…and much more

👉 https://botany.fyi/airfhu

#PlantScience #Photosynthesis #Stomata #PlantEcology

RDN4d ago

The mass extinction during the super-greenhouse conditions at the Permian-Triassic transition occurred when average maximum daily temperatures in equatorial regions exceeded 45 deg. C. Most modern plant can not survive these conditions, but lycophytes prospered, perhaps due to their unusual photosynthetic mechanism.

Summary: https://phys.org/news/2026-04-primitive-evolved-survive-earth-catastrophic.html

Original paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-026-03026-0

#Science #Evolution #Photosynthesis #ClimateChange #Extinction #Lycophytes

Scientific FrontlineApr 18
Researchers have mapped the precise structural pathways of Photosystem II in plants, revealing exactly how water molecules navigate to the active site for the critical water-splitting reaction that initiates #photosynthesis
#StructuralBiology #PlantPhysiology #Biochemistry #Botany #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/04/phgy04182601.html
Scientists reveal water pathways in photosynthesis

Researchers have revealed a detailed structure of this system in plants, uncovering what they describe as a “water valve”

Climate MigrantApr 17

Full bloom in Lund.

#Lund #Sweden #Spring #newlifenewhope #newbeginnings #April #joy #photosynthesis

N-gated Hacker NewsApr 15
🐌✨ Look out, world! We've got #slugs playing dress-up as solar panels, apparently having mastered the art of #photosynthesis just by being near plants. 🌿🌞 Meanwhile, the article's more concerned with user agents and robot policies than the actual science. 🤖📜
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costasiella_kuroshimae #solarpanels #useragents #robotics #HackerNews #ngated
Costasiella kuroshimae - Wikipedia

in silico PlantsApr 13
💻 🍃 Virtual world coupling with #photosynthesis evaluation for synthetic data production
by Dirk N. Baker, Mona Giraud, Jens Henrik Gobbert, Hanno Scharr, Morris Riedel, Ebba Pora Hvannberg, Andrea Schnepf
https://buff.ly/ncZrjvV #PlantScience #CPlantBox
Show threadAnnals of BotanyApr 9

As branches age, stems thicken, needles spread out, less self-shading.
This dynamic may further support long-term survival in low light. (10/10)

👉 https://botany.fyi/864hmk

#AoBpapers #PlantScience #Photosynthesis #ForestEcology #PlantAdaptation #Botany

Densely packed needles along the shoots of evergreen conifers exhibit shade-acclimated photosynthetic characteristics even under full sunlight

AbstractBackground and Aims. Evergreen conifer shoots that develop under full sunlight eventually move to the shade within the canopy as the tree grows. We

OUP Academic
Annals of BotanyApr 9

🌲Just published in @AnnBot : “Densely packed needles along the shoots of evergreen conifers exhibit shade-acclimated photosynthetic characteristics even under full sunlight” by Mitsutoshi Kitao and co-authors. 🧵 (1/10)

👉 https://botany.fyi/864hmk

#AoBpapers #PlantScience #Photosynthesis #ForestEcology #PlantAdaptation #Botany