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 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: Economic Growth and Development Part VI
Episode 107: Economic Growth and Development Part V
Episode 106: Economic Growth and Development Part IV
Special Episode: Mario Livio on Galileo
Episode 105: Economic Growth and Development Part III
Episode 104: Economic Growth and Development Part II
Episode 103: Economic Growth and Development Part I
Episode 102: Photosynthesis Part II
Special Episode: History and Future of the Show
Episode 100: Unsolved Problems in Science
Episode 99: Plant Reproduction and Fruit
Episode 98: Electromagnetic Radiation
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