Orchestrating rhythms of the light (VIDEO)

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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The bellows-like action of the thylakoid membrane inside plant chloroplasts harmonizes the flow of electrons to power photosynthesis. A team of scientists led by ORNL theorize the thylakoid can help plants respond to stressful growing conditions such as drought.

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Nathan Armistead and Jacquelyn DeMink/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy

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