Photosynthesis beyond the visible spectrum detected by a research group from the University of Padua www.unipd.it/news/photosy... Nannochloropsis gaditana is of great biotechnological interest for the production of biofuels, fatty acids, and omega-3. #PlantScience @elisabettaliistro.bsky.social

Photosynthesis beyond the visible spectrum detected by a research group from Unipd

The study titled "Thylakoids reorganization enables driving photosynthesis under far‐red light in the microalga Nannochloropsis gaditana," published in «New Phytologist» and conducted by the research…

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Happy to share our new research just published on New Phytologist! We explored the novel kind of acclimation to far-red light that we discovered in the microalga Nannochloropsis gaditana. A new kind of mechanisms that allows this organism to thrive relying only on low energy wavelengths!

New Phytologist@newphyt.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Discovery of a new mechanism of photosynthetic acclimation to far-red light in the microalga Nannochloropsis gaditana: thylakoid reorganization and adjusted photosystem stoichiometry enable cells to grow without visible light. Elisabetta Liistro , et al. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...