Artificial Chloroplasts Transform CO2 Into Multicarbon Molecules
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Artificial Chloroplasts Transform CO2 Into Multicarbon Molecules

A team of researchers from Germany and France has created artificial chloroplasts which are capable of mimicking complex and life-like photosynthetic processes. Researchers combine natural and synthetic biological parts to create chloroplast-mimicking microfluidic droplets that hold the essential properties of the photosynthesis process. Researchers have used microfluidics and natural thylakoid membranes from spinach to trigger light-driven complicated biosynthetic tasks in synthetic, cell-sized droplets, including carbon fixation. The new method could be used to capture carbon dioxide from the environment and transform it into beneficial molecules such as fuels and medicines.

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