"Algae-powered breakthrough boosts photosynthesis, say Cornell researchers"

Researchers at Cornell University have successfully integrated parts of a highly efficient red algae into tobacco plants, significantly enhancing photosynthesis and plant growth. By grafting a small number of regions from Rhodobacter sphaeroides into a bacterial Rubisco, the researchers were able to increase the carboxylation rate by 60% and improve the plant's ability to distinguish between carbon dioxide and oxygen by 7%. This breakthrough could lead to higher agricultural production, more efficient biofuel production, carbon sequestration approaches, and artificial energy possibilities.