Photosynthesis is the foundation for almost all known life, but quantifying it at scales above a single plant is difficult. A new satellite illuminates plants’ molecular machinery at much-improved spatial resolution, taking us one step closer to combined ‘inside–outside’ insights into large-scale photosynthesis.
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Hilton, T.W. Photosynthesis in high definition. Nature Clim Change 8, 20–21 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-017-0040-6
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