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 have done just that in cells and in mice, using blue-green algae and special nanoparticles, in a proof-of-concept demonstration.
from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/05/210519080503.htm
from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/05/210519080503.htm
An illuminating possibility for stroke treatment: Nano-photosynthesis
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