A Japanese team has developed a technique to insert chloroplasts isolated from algae into animal cells, a feat that could ...

Researchers say they have successfully cultivated animal cells that draw energy through photosynthesis. Previously believed ...

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

It was previously thought that combining chloroplasts (chlorophyll containing structures in the cells of plants and algae) with animal cells was not possible, and that the chloroplasts would not ...

Scientists from the University of Tokyo have successfully engineered animal cells capable of photosynthesis. The team used ...

For the first time, scientists have created animal cells that can harness sunlight for energy—a feat once thought ...

Plant cells have several structures not found in other eukaryotes. In particular, organelles called chloroplasts allow plants to capture the energy of the Sun in energy-rich molecules; cell walls ...

It was previously thought that combining chloroplasts (chlorophyll containing structures in the cells of plants and algae) with animal cells was not possible, and that the chloroplasts would not ...

Many experts believed it couldn't be done, but researchers in Japan have successfully introduced chloroplasts into hamster cells.

In a new study led by the University of Tokyo, the team inserted chloroplasts into animal cells, and found that they continued to perform photosynthetic functions for at least two days.

The ability of plants to convert sunlight into food is an enviable superpower. Now, researchers have shown they can get animal cells to do the same thing. Photosynthesis in plants and algae is ...

Previously, it was believed that the fusion of chloroplasts—structures containing chlorophyll found in plants and algae—with animal cells was unfeasible, as the chloroplasts were thought to be ...