Will biology textbooks change with Berkeley’s new discovery on photosynthesis?
Posted January 29th, 2009 by admin 1 Comment »
ibid asked:
The current explanation for the light-harvesting process in the thylakoid membrane is the photosystem model. The photosystem model simlply states that light-gathering complexes consist of a cluster of a few hundred chlorophyll a, b and carotenoid molecules which pass one electron to another pigment molecule until it reaches a reaction center. A new research by UC Berkeley has provided counter-evidence to that model as researchers have compiled spectrometric evidence that points out that light simply chooses a pathway without receiving a penalty even if the light came from the wrong pathway. The pathway is not quite fully understood yet but is crucial to understanding how energy from the light is stored. Does any research insitute agree with Berk’s findings?
The current explanation for the light-harvesting process in the thylakoid membrane is the photosystem model. The photosystem model simlply states that light-gathering complexes consist of a cluster of a few hundred chlorophyll a, b and carotenoid molecules which pass one electron to another pigment molecule until it reaches a reaction center. A new research by UC Berkeley has provided counter-evidence to that model as researchers have compiled spectrometric evidence that points out that light simply chooses a pathway without receiving a penalty even if the light came from the wrong pathway. The pathway is not quite fully understood yet but is crucial to understanding how energy from the light is stored. Does any research insitute agree with Berk’s findings?