한미 연구진 "스스로 광합성하는 인공세포 제작 성공"<br /><br /> South Korean and U.S. researchers developed artificial cells that provide sustainable energy through photosynthesis. <br />The fundamental unit of life with light... created by the team... can be used for medical experiments to cure diseases. <br />Our Ko Roonhee explains further. <br /> A team of Korean and U.S. researchers worked together to create photosynthetic cells...according to Korea's Science Ministry on Monday.<br /> Researchers said protein for photosynthesis from plants and protein for photoconversion from bacteria were combined to create an artificial mitochondria, the energy powerhouse of cells. <br />The powerhouse can create adenosine triphosphate, or ATP, which is the essential energy carrier of cells. <br />The joint research team emphasized that the artificial photosynthesis harnessing cell not only resembles living cells but also functions like them.<br /><br />"This unprecedented process mimics a plant's ability to transform light into energy, which is photosynthesis, and bacteria reacting to light. Photosynthetic cells create energy and this energy changes the structure of the cell."<br /><br /> Researchers say the new cells can lead to more experiments at the cellular level in a free environment.<br /><br />"The opportunity to treat diseases one cell at a time by putting synthetic organelles, into a cell, changing the way cell behaves physiologically."<br /><br /> According to the team's study published on the journal Nature Biotechnology, artificial cells can carry out metabolic activities for up to a month...depending on external environments<br />Ko Roon-hee, Arirang News. <br />
