Fri, 12 Mar 2021 12:00 UTC
© (Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library/Getty Images) Oxygen is life to animals like us. But for many species of microbe, the smallest whiff of the highly reactive element puts their delicate chemical machinery at risk of rusting up.
The photosynthesizing bacterium
has evolved a clever way to shield its light-harvesting processes from oxygen s poisonous effects, using a quantum effect to shift its energy production line into low gear.
A study conducted by scientists from the University of Chicago and Washington University in St. Louis has shown how
the bacterium throws a spanner into its quantum resonance to tune its system so that it loses energy in the presence of oxygen, preventing it from wrecking its photosynthetic apparatus.
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The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) is launching a new three-part digital series on Computational Stem Cell Biology starting 15 March, 2021. This series is part of the Society s growing portfolio of topic-specific digital scientific programming for members - also offered to non-members for fee. All ISSCR Digital programs are available live and on-demand.
This series explores the groundbreaking advances in RNA- and DNA-sequencing and bioinformatic technologies that have presented stem cell biologists with new insights into complex biological, developmental, and disease processes. This programming focuses on the latest developments in this rapidly advancing field.
Part 1: Exploring Stem Cells with Single Cell and Combinatorial Analyses