More efficient photosynthetic organisms

This breakthrough in sorghum engineering allows for precise tuning of photosynthesis genes, moving beyond simple gene disruption to optimize protein production. This advancement is crucial for enhancing biological carbon capture and increasing crop yields, making it highly efficient.

These engineered plants feature an artificial carbon fixation cycle that recycles photorespiration by-products, significantly increasing carbon fixation efficiency. This innovation offers a promising strategy for climate change mitigation, sustainable energy, and food security.

Researchers are developing genetically modified cyanobacteria to fix more CO2 by optimizing photosynthesis through artificial enzymes and enhanced CO2 storage. Cyanobacteria are ideal candidates for enhanced carbon capture and conversion into sustainable products due to their ease of growth and genetic manipulation.

This specific strain of cyanobacteria was isolated through accelerated evolution, demonstrating enhanced photosynthesis under salt stress. The identified genetic traits improve photosynthetic performance in challenging environments, making it crucial for future applications in diverse conditions.

This project aims to engineer the highly efficient C4 photosynthetic pathway into C3 rice plants, which could significantly increase yields and drought tolerance. Converting C3 crops to C4 is a major step towards addressing global food security in a changing climate.

These microalgae species exhibit photosynthetic rates 10 to 50 times higher than terrestrial plants, making them highly efficient carbon capturers. Modern photobioreactors are integrating them into urban infrastructure for emission reduction and valuable bio-product production.

This native green alga, cultivated in a novel V-shaped photobioreactor, demonstrated high biomass productivity and photosynthetic efficiency even under intense light and high temperatures. This system offers a sustainable resource for biofuel and food production in challenging environments.

This freshwater alga efficiently photosynthesizes using far-red light, which is less energetic, through a specialized light-harvesting protein. Its unique architecture provides a model for designing new proteins and engineering improved photosynthetic technologies.

The synergistic interaction between this cauliflower cultivar and *Bacillus subtilis* significantly enhances chlorophyll content, indicating improved photosynthetic capacity. This strategy promises sustainable vegetable production and enhanced nutritional quality.

This pennate diatom is a model species for studying the pyrenoid-based CO2-concentrating mechanism, allowing it to efficiently utilize bicarbonate in seawater. Extensive genetic engineering techniques make it key for understanding and enhancing diatom photosynthetic capabilities.

As another well-studied model diatom, *T. pseudonana* is known for its efficient CO2-concentrating mechanism, enabling high photosynthetic rates in marine environments. It is crucial for molecular studies aimed at optimizing diatom photosynthesis for biotechnological applications.

This coastal diatom exhibits high tolerance to dynamic changes and varied photosynthetic responses to seawater acidification, indicating distinct inorganic carbon utilization strategies. Understanding its adaptive strategies is vital for leveraging its role in future ocean carbon cycles.

This diatom demonstrates robust photosynthetic machinery and adaptive capacity, maintaining growth under dynamic pH conditions despite varying chlorophyll content. Its resilience makes it relevant for studies on marine primary production under future climate scenarios.