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Researchers Give Animal Cells the Ability to Photosynthesize for the First Time

Chloroplasts, the parts of cells that allow plants and algae to photosynthesize, are thought to have originated over 1 billion years ago, when photosynthetic cyanobacteria lived symbiotically within other primitive cellular organisms. Replicating the development of this photosynthetic capability in other cells today—by placing chloroplasts inside animal cells—was previously thought …

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To keep South Carolina on top, Dawn Staley had to change

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Just a few weeks before South Carolina began its campaign to defend its national title, fifth-year senior Te-Hina Paopao laughed and joked with teammates on the sideline during practice as coach Dawn Staley stood nearby and rattled off feedback to players conducting a full-court drill. Staley either …

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