Scientists Capture 'Spooky Action' In Photosynthesis

Inside Science ^ | 30 Mar, 2016 | Charles Q. Choi

[MtnClimber]

Interesting article. Much more at link.

[ctdonath2]

I’ve been long waiting for science to crack the secret to photosynthesis. Gonna be awesome when they do. Sounds close.

[outofsalt]

I’m dipolar and so am I.

[Fungi]

So this is a long held goal in your life?

[shibumi]

"Quantum physics suggests that the world is a fuzzy, surreal place at its very smallest levels..."

And for some of us, it's a fuzzy, surreal place at every level.

Coffee anyone?

[fella]

"I’ve been long waiting for science to crack the secret to photosynthesis. Gonna be awesome when they do. Sounds close."

For some reason I feel it will be more like handing a loaded pistol to a two year old.

[piytar]

Yup.

[SubMareener]

Don’t be alarmed! This all just happened to come together by random action over billions of years! Sort of like finding a working iPhone on the beach and realizing it just assembled itself spontaneously. No Creator required. ;-)

[justa-hairyape]

Or like handing nuclear physics to apes. They don’t live much longer.

[Migraine]

strange phenomenon known as quantum entanglement

President Washington warned us about this.

Anyway, to your point, in case you haven't heard: rocks really can turn into people if you leave them alone long enough. That is an axiom. They don't even bother to try to teach the details of it, haven't for decades. That is all.

[Ellendra]

Oh deer . . .

[Axenolith]

The photosynthetic biome will end being the quantum supercomputer that actually weaves the virtual reality that composes our existence...

[Mike Darancette]

Got it?

[TigersEye]

Heck, yeah! The implications of being able to create and control photosynthesis are enormous.

[MNDude]

What are the implications.

[TigersEye]

The potential to create starches and sugars from sunlight without plants in an entirely controlled environment. Possibly without sunlight once the process is understood. That could produce a lot of food and energy. That could take care of a couple of issues needed for long term space travel.

[American in Israel]

The implications of our idiot scientwists screwing with photosynthysis using recombinatant dna getting loose like Monsanto wheat modifications is enormous.

I would prefer someone not to tinker with what makes the planet tick until they stop screwing up in the small stuff.

[JoeProBono]

[ResisTyr]

What about Monsanto’s aluminum- resistant seeds that they are forcing farmers to buy? Just why do you suppose that is?? (Hint: Have you looked up into the sky lately? aircrap.org )