An overview of photosynthesis, including the structure of chloroplasts, phototransduction of energy by chlorophyll, the macromolecular complexes of the thylakoid membrane. I also discuss the mechanisms of electron transfer along the electron transport chain, and the role of ATP synthase in generating ATP. Recommended pre-listening is Episode 75: Cellular Respiration, Episode 32: Light and Optics, and Episode 18: Biochemistry Basics.
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Episode 2: Organic Agriculture Part 1
Episode 122: Respiratory and Circulatory Systems Part 1
Episode 121: The Biology of Pain
Episode 120: Computational Chemistry Part 2
Episode 119: Computational Chemistry Part 1
Episode 118: Cell Signalling
Episode 117: Intracellular Protein Sorting
Episode 116: The Cell Membrane
Episode 115: Special Relativity Part 2
Episode 114: Special Relativity Part 1
Special Episode: Visual Processing in Mice
Episode 113: Visual Processing
Episode 112: Introduction to Microbiology
Episode 111: Plate Tectonics
Episode 110: Weather Part II
Episode 109: Weather Part I
Episode 108: Political Institutions and Sustained Economic Growth
Episode 107: Cultural, Geographic, and Political Explanations of Poverty
Episode 106: Theories of Economic Growth and Development
Special Episode: Mario Livio on Galileo
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