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Scientists have finally discovered how photosynthesis starts — by setting it off with a single photon (www.livescience.com)

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For the first time, researchers have observed how just one particle of light can trigger photosynthesis in bacteria — finally revealing the first step of the crucial process.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

I'm not entirely sure what they found from the article, because I thought I learned something about photon absorption in the chlorin ring way back in undergrad, but regardless, the idea that a single photon is sufficient to trigger the photosynthetic process is absolutely fascinating, and the idea that we can track that is even more so.