The Most Important Process on Earth

All sources of energy on earth (except some geothermal) can be traced back to the fusion of atoms in a star. Without that fundamental process, interesting things in the universe wouldn't last very long. But how do we take advantage of this crucial reaction 150 million kms away?

Sources/Additional Reading:

Raven Biology of Plants Eighth Edition - Ray F. Evert

The Manganese-calcium oxide cluster of Photosystem II and its assimilation by the Cyanobacteria - www.chm.bris.ac.uk/motm/oec/motm.htm

Calvin Cycle (regeneration of ribulose bisphosphate) - www.qmul.ac.uk/sbcs/iubmb/enzyme/reaction/polysacc…

www.rcsb.org/ (for the protein files)