Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Photosynthesis rewired to generate hydrogen

Let the age of hydrogen power finally begin! Photovoltaic cells and wind turbines belong into the dustbin of obsolete human follies!



"Scientists have successfully directed photosynthetic electron flow away from fixing carbon dioxide and towards proton reduction by fusing together photosystem I (PSI) and algal hydrogenase in vivo. Modified algae cells expressing the PSI–hydrogenase chimera produce hydrogen in a light dependent fashion at high rates."



Photosynthesis rewired to generate hydrogen | Research | Chemistry World Gene transplant repositions algal hydrogenase so that it directly captures electrons from photosystem I

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