Imagine if, in a few years, we were capable of photosynthesis, just like plants? Although it may seem absurd, some Japanese researchers recently managed to make animal cells carry out the process
Imagine if, in a few years, we were capable of photosynthesis, just like plants? Although it may seem absurd, some Japanese researchers recently managed to make animal cells carry out the process. Understand how it happened:
The study
In short, the researchers managed to insert the chloroplast of a red algae into the cell of a hamster. The first concern was that the organelle would take on the role of invader and, therefore, the cells would eliminate it. However, the opposite happened. The chloroplasts survived and continued to carry out photosynthesis for at least two days. This is how the animal cells that adhered to the chloroplast were named flatbedsas they had increased cell speed.
The authors explain that this may have occurred because the chloroplasts may have been a source of carbon for the host cells, i.e. a type of fuel. Now they want to study the processes that take place in the exchange of substances between the host cell and the chloroplasts and which substances emerge.
The importance of discovery
Initially, the tests could be useful for engineering artificial tissues grown in the laboratory. This is because artificial meat, for example, cannot increase in size due to the low level of oxygen in the tissues.
Chlorella is much more than an algae
I am always asked what foods everyone should use, the answer will obviously depend on everyone’s nutritional needs and lifestyle, after all every organism is a particular universe. But if I had to list just 5 items, Chlorella would definitely be on that list!
Well, chlorella is not a medicine, it is a microalgae created in fresh water, a food rich in chlorophyll, in fact the largest source of chlorophyll in the world, that green pigment present in plants, responsible for photosynthesis that you studied there in the lessons of biology!
These algae are perfect super whole foods, composed on average of 65% protein, 13% carbohydrates, 9% fat and 6% bioavailable minerals. These microalgae contain so many concentrated nutrients that they contain all the elements necessary to support life on Earth. They contain large quantities of beta-carotene, vitamins C, E, K and B complex, without forgetting the minerals: calcium, iron, phosphorus, potassium and magnesium. To find out more, read the full article.
Source: Terra
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