Many experts believed it couldn't be done, but researchers in Japan have successfully introduced chloroplasts into hamster ...

Chloroplasts then protrude at the site associated with the isolation membranes, which divide synchronously with autophagosome maturation. This autophagy-related division does not require ...

A first-of-its-kind achievement has implanted photosynthesizing cells in animal cells to make “planimals.” This feat could be ...

In addition, the authors also demonstrated that the release of chloroplast-associated autophagosome is independent of a chloroplast division factor, DRP5b. Overall, the findings are interesting, and ...

Researchers had given up on achieving photosynthesis in animals, Professor Sachihiro Matsunaga told Newsweek, but that didn't ...

Recent research from Japan has demonstrated that chloroplasts from algae can be integrated into hamster cells, allowing these ...

In an incredible feat that redefines biological boundaries, scientists have successfully engineered animal cells capable of ...

Importantly, these imported chloroplasts displayed activity for two further days, during which time their host cells grew at an accelerated rate. This indicates that photosynthesis was indeed ...

The TOC (Translocon at the Outer envelope of Chloroplasts)-TIC (Translocon at the Inner envelope of Chloroplasts) supercomplex is responsible for mediating the transport of most precursor proteins ...

Now, researchers have shown they can get animal cells to do the same thing. Photosynthesis in plants and algae is performed by tiny organelles known as chloroplasts, which convert sunlight into oxygen ...

However, they cannot increase in size due to hypoxia (low oxygen levels) inside the tissue, which prevents cell division. “By mixing in chloroplast-implanted cells, oxygen could be supplied to ...