Scientists in Japan have found a way to create solar-powered tissues, which may lead to breakthroughs in growing organs and ...

Scientists in Japan have created hybrid plant-animal cells, essentially making animal cells that can gain energy from ...

Energy-making chloroplasts from algae have been inserted into hamster cells, enabling the cells to photosynthesize light, according to new research in Japan. It was previously thought that combining ...

In an incredible feat that redefines biological boundaries, scientists have successfully engineered animal cells capable of ...

Energy-making chloroplasts from algae have been inserted into hamster cells, enabling the cells to photosynthesize light, ...

The ability of plants to convert sunlight into food is an enviable superpower. Now, researchers have shown they can get ...

A first-of-its-kind achievement has implanted photosynthesizing cells in animal cells to make “planimals.” This feat could be ...

Previously, it was believed that chloroplasts—light-capturing structures essential to plant cells—could not function within animal cells.

Researchers had given up on achieving photosynthesis in animals, Professor Sachihiro Matsunaga told Newsweek, but that didn't ...

Importantly, these imported chloroplasts displayed activity for two further days, during which time their host cells grew at an accelerated rate. This indicates that photosynthesis was indeed ...