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Bacteria with stolen photosynthesis

Bacteria with stolen photosynthesis

Researchers have uncovered a bacteria that uses stolen technology.

  • The bacterium stole photosynthesis-related genes from a different bacteria
  • This bacteria now has a central reaction center, an inner sunlight-capturing ring, but it also has a new type of outer ring
  • This study shows that this species independently evolved its own solar-energy trapping technology

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A very interesting podcast about plants, tried to start small, so here's how photosynthesis was discovered, when it first appeared, a bacteria that uses stolen technology and how photosynthesis can be used to find alien life. 🛰ïļðŸ”ŽðŸŒŋ

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