Article 6BEB5 I've seen things you wouldn't believe, like an atom about to photosynthesize

I've seen things you wouldn't believe, like an atom about to photosynthesize

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Story ImagePaper details previously unknown step in process of converting light energy to chemical energy

Photosynthesis - the process by which plants and some other organisms convert sunlight to food - is complex, and scientists don't fully understand how it works. But a team of researchers led by the US Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory reckon they're closer to solving the mystery - they captured an image of the atoms inside cyanobacteria undergoing photosynthesis just as the tiny organism released oxygen....

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