Out of this world: U of I researchers measure photosynthesis from space
E-Mail IMAGE: CABBI's Kaiyu Guan (left) and Chongya Jiang hope to leverage their cutting-edge SLOPE GPP product not only toward the advancement of agricultural science, but for the well-being of humankind. By... view more Credit: Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI) As most of us learned in school, plants use sunlight to synthesize carbon dioxide (CO 2) and water into carbohydrates in a process called photosynthesis. But nature's "factories" don't just provide us with food -- they also generate insights into how ecosystems will react to a changing clima...