Researchers figure out how to outperform nature's photosynthesis
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 - 06:00
in Biology & Nature
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) last week published a paper titled "Solar hydrogen-producing bionanodevice outperforms natural photosynthesis." The authors are Carolyn E. Lubner, Amanda M. Applegate, Philipp Knörzerb, Alexander Ganagoc, Donald A. Bryantc, Thomas Happe and John H. Golbeck. They modified the photosynthetic proteins found in cyanobacteria -- bacteria which gain their energy through photosynthesis.