{"id":49073,"date":"2024-07-09T12:41:03","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T11:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=49073"},"modified":"2024-07-09T12:41:03","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T11:41:03","slug":"how-energy-storage-in-plants-can-boost-food-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/how-energy-storage-in-plants-can-boost-food-security\/49073\/","title":{"rendered":"How energy storage in plants can boost food security"},"content":{"rendered":"
For more than three billion years, cyanobacteria, the blue-green algae seen in some lakes, have been converting sunlight to chemical energy through photosynthesis.<\/p>\n
However, Brock University assistant professor of chemistry Divya Kaur Matta is curious about a particular species that uses an almost invisible portion of the colour spectrum to convert light and store energy \u2014 knowledge that could have powerful implications for agriculture and food security.<\/p>\n