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From δ-aminolevulinic acid to chlorophylls and every step in between: in memory of Constantin (Tino) A. Rebeiz, 1936–2019
Constantin A. (Tino) Rebeiz, a pioneer in the field of chlorophyll biosynthesis, and a longtime member of the University of Illinois community of...
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Remembering James Barber (1940–2020)
James Barber, known to colleagues and friends as Jim, passed away in January 2020 after a long battle against cancer. During his long and...
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Thank you to all of our reviewers in 2020
5314 individual reviewers contributed to the peer review process at Communications Biology in 2020. We acknowledge and thank each of them here.
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Photosynthesis
All forms of life in this universe require energy for growth and maintenance. Plants and some forms of bacteria capture light energy directly from...
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A sixty-year tryst with photosynthesis and related processes: an informal personal perspective
After briefly describing my early collaborative work at the University of Allahabad, that had laid the foundation of my research life, I present here...
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Colin A. Wraight, 1945–2014
Colin Allen Wraight, a central figure in photosynthetic electron transfer research since the 1970s, died in Urbana, Illinois, on July 10, 2014. Born...
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Hartmut Lichtenthaler: an authority on chloroplast structure and isoprenoid biochemistry
We pay tribute to Hartmut Lichtenthaler for making important contributions to the field of photosynthesis research. He was recently recognized for...
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A Half-Century of the Phytochemical Society of North America: 1961–2011
In this chapter, the history of the Phytochemical Society of North America (PSNA) is reviewed on the occasion of its 50th anniversary. The formation...
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Roderick K. Clayton: a life, and some personal recollections
Roderick K. Clayton passed away on October 23, 2011, at the age of 89, shortly after the plan for this dedicatory issue of Photosynthesis Research...
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Govindjee at 80: more than 50 years of free energy for photosynthesis
We provide here a glimpse of Govindjee and his pioneering contributions on the two light reactions and the two pigment systems, particularly on the...
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EgRBP42 encoding an hnRNP-like RNA-binding protein from Elaeis guineensis Jacq. is responsive to abiotic stresses
Contents RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) have been implicated as regulatory proteins involved in the post-transcriptional processes of gene expression in...
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Contributions of Govindjee, 1970–1999
I received my PhD in Biology in 1987 under Govindjee’s supervision. Since then Govindjee and I have kept close contact with each other, no matter...
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Contributions of Govindjee, 2000–2011
In this chapter, I have provided a complete list of contributions of Govindjee that covers the period 2000–2011, his retirement life thus far. I have...
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A tribute to Achim Trebst, a friend
I honor here a friend, Achim Trebst, on his 80th birthday on June 9, 2009. I have known his outstanding research, on the biochemistry of...
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List of biography and history published mostly in Photosynthesis Research, 1988–2008
As an outgoing Editor of the Historical Corner of Photosynthesis Research , I present here the following list of papers of historical interest for the...
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Human challenges in polar and space environments
This paper reviews literature on psychosocial adaptation in isolated and confined extreme (ICE) environments, focusing on polar work groups and...
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The Q-cycle — a personal perspective
In this Minireview, I provide an overview of the developments over the period 1970 to 1990 that led to the current view of the Q-cycle mechanism of...