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All sources of energy on earth (except some geothermal) can be traced back to the fusion of atoms in a star. Without that fundamental process, interesting things in the universe wouldn't last very long. But how do we take advantage of this crucial reaction 150 million kms away?
Sources/Additional Reading:
Raven Biology of Plants Eighth Edition - Ray F. Evert
The Manganese-calcium oxide cluster of Photosystem II and its assimilation by the Cyanobacteria - http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/motm/oec/motm.htm
Calvin Cycle (regeneration of ribulose bisphosphate) - https://www.qmul.ac.uk/sbcs/iubmb/enzyme/reaction/polysacc/Calvin4.html
https://www.rcsb.org/ (for the protein files)
All sources of energy on earth (except some geothermal) can be traced back to the fusion of atoms in a star. Without that fundamental process, interesting things in the universe wouldn't last very long. But how do we take advantage of this crucial reaction 150 million kms away?
Sources/Additional Reading:
Raven Biology of Plants Eighth Edition - Ray F. Evert
The Manganese-calcium oxide cluster of Photosystem II and its assimilation by the Cyanobacteria - http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/motm/oec/motm.htm
Calvin Cycle (regeneration of ribulose bisphosphate) - https://www.qmul.ac.uk/sbcs/iubmb/enzyme/reaction/polysacc/Calvin4.html
https://www.rcsb.org/ (for the protein files)
