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• University of Tokyo Scientists Engineer First Photosynthetic Animal Cells to Power Growth and Oxygen Production

  Published: May 1, 2026

  Section: Research

  A research team led by Professor Sachihiro Matsunaga has successfully integrated functioning chloroplasts into animal cells, overcoming a 50-year biological barrier. The breakthrou...

• Nanoparticles in Biochar Rewire Plant Genetics to Trigger Significant Increases in Flowering Productivity

  Published: Mar 31, 2026

  Section: Environment

  Researchers at Shenyang Agricultural University have discovered that biochar nanoparticles directly enter plant tissues to stimulate reproductive growth by altering carbon allocati...

• Single-Celled "Thief" Provides Evolutionary Blueprint for the Origin of Plant Cells Through Molecular Chimerism

  Published: Mar 24, 2026

  Section: Research

  Research from Osaka Metropolitan University reveals that the predator Rapaza viridis does more than just steal chloroplasts from its prey; it actively maintains them using its own...

• University of Helsinki Researchers Discover Intracellular Oxygen "Tug of War" Between Plant Mitochondria and Chloroplasts

  Published: Mar 9, 2026

  Section: Research

  Scientists have identified a previously unknown metabolic interaction where plant mitochondria actively drain molecular oxygen from chloroplasts during periods of stress. This disc...