Spinach and strawberries – artificial photosynthesis at the interphase of nature and technology

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Spinach and strawberries – artificial photosynthesis at the interphase of nature and technology

FromPlants and Pipettes

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67 minutes

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May 15, 2020

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This week, we’re diving into a science paper that was hard to miss. It’s all about creating artificial photosynthesis using spinach chloroplasts. We also talk about our favourite genome duplication events and news in the world of science.

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May 15, 2020

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Spinach and strawberries – artificial photosynthesis at the interphase of nature and technology

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