Plant cells have several structures not found in other eukaryotes. In particular, organelles called chloroplasts allow plants to capture the energy of the Sun in energy-rich molecules; cell walls ...

Many experts believed it couldn't be done, but researchers in Japan have successfully introduced chloroplasts into hamster ...

Researchers had given up on achieving photosynthesis in animals, Professor Sachihiro Matsunaga told Newsweek, but that didn't ...

Too much of a good thing is no good at all. Living organisms enjoy sunlight—in fact, they need it to stay alive—but they tend ...

Too much of a good thing is no good at all. Living organisms enjoy sunlight -- in fact, many need it to stay alive -- but they tend to avoid light that is too bright. Animals go to their shelter, ...

Recent research from Japan has demonstrated that chloroplasts from algae can be integrated into hamster cells, allowing these ...

Researchers say they have successfully cultivated animal cells that draw energy through photosynthesis. Previously believed ...

Scientists at The University of Tokyo have integrated chloroplasts, the energy-producing organelles found in plants and algae ...

The ability of plants to convert sunlight into food is an enviable superpower. Now, researchers have shown they can get animal cells to do the same thing. Photosynthesis in plants and algae is ...

The problem, however, is that animals’ immune systems tend to destroy chloroplasts the moment they are introduced into their ...

The next step—ensuring chloroplasts can survive longer in animal cells. In the study, the researchers inserted energy-making chloroplasts from a rare red algae into Chinese hamster cells ...