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An Illuminating Possibility for Stroke Treatment: Nano-Photosynthesis

2021-05-27

An Illuminating Possibility for Stroke Treatment: Nano-Photosynthesis

Blocked blood vessels in the brains of stroke patients prevent oxygen-rich blood from getting to cells, causing severe damage. Plants and some microbes produce oxygen through photosynthesis. What if there was a way to make photosynthesis happen in the brains of patients? Now, researchers reporting in ACS’ Nano Letters have done just that in cells and in mice, using blue-green algae and special...