Bacterial Microcompartments: Protein-based organelles in bacteria that encapsulate enzymes ... microcompartment that contains enzymes for carbon fixation, primarily Rubisco. Rubisco: An enzyme ...

Nitrogen fixation is a crucial ... such as certain bacteria, that can fix atmospheric nitrogen and form symbiotic relationships with plants. Carbon sink: A natural reservoir that stores carbon ...

These small, single-celled microbes play a vital role in carbon fixation, contributing as much as all the crops on land combined ... During this time, other microbes, such as SAR11, the most abundant ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, Chinese scientists have developed a novel technology that not only combats climate change but also produces the powerful antioxidant lycopene, known for its ...

The edited versions boost the activity of a key gene involved in nitrogen fixation, making more of it available to plants. When applied at planting, the bacteria colonize plant roots, delivering ...

For years, attempts have therefore been made to transfer the natural nitrogen fixation in bacteria and archaea to crops. The enzyme nitrogenase is responsible for the binding of nitrogen.

Ocean fertilization aims to increase photosynthetic carbon fixation through the addition of macronutrients (primarily nitrogen ... They are influenced by factors like sedimentation, microbial ...

Jan. 21, 2025 — Water desalination plants could replace expensive chemicals with new carbon cloth electrodes that remove boron from seawater, an important step of turning seawater into safe drinking ...

The concentration of carbon dioxide decreases from the modern value in both cases, to essentially zero in the first scenario and to about 170 parts per million (ppm) in the second scenario.

Now, for the first time, researchers have watched the opening choreography of this microscopic dance by inducing endosymbiosis in the lab. After injecting bacteria into a fungus — a process that ...